LOCAL HOUSING POLICY AND HABITAT PRODUCTION: SOCIO-SPATIAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE PROPERTY REGIME IN COLLECTIVE HOUSING IN ROSARIO, ARGENTINA

Abstract

Public housing production has largely been approached from sectoral perspectives that dissociate dimensions such as morphology, energy performance, and social dynamics, hindering a comprehensive understanding of the processes that determine the success or failure of housing projects. This paper proposes an integrated analytical strategy for evaluating the impact of state-managed housing policy in the city of Rosario, Argentina, incorporating property ownership—both individual and collective—as a structuring variable. It argues that local housing policy is not neutral in its impact on well-being, but rather generates differential effects on social integration through the interplay between design decisions, institutional mechanisms, and property frameworks.