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Integrating Different Data Sources to Address Urban Security in Informal Areas. The Case Study of Kibera, Nairobi

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  • Francesca De Filippi

    (Department Architecture and Design (DAD), Polytechnic University of Turin, 10129 Turin, Italy)

  • Grazia Giulia Cocina

    (Department Architecture and Design (DAD), Polytechnic University of Turin, 10129 Turin, Italy)

  • Chiara Martinuzzi

    (Planning, Finance and Economy Section, UN-Habitat, Nairobi 00100, Kenya)

Abstract

Nowadays, levels of crime and violence appear to be much higher in large cities in developing countries. This is the result of several factors, such as: the speed of urbanization, the inability of cities to provide sufficient infrastructure and the widening disparities in income and access to housing and services. These levels of inequality can have negative consequences from a social, economic and political point of view, with a destabilizing impact on societies and higher risks for the most disadvantaged people, especially those living in informal settlements. The paper presents the results of a study carried out by the Authors at the Department of Architecture and Design of the Polytechnic of Turin. Urban security is investigated in the context of Kibera slum (Nairobi) through the integration of two different tools, namely Participatory Mapping and Space Syntax. The research analyses the relation between criminal activities and the spatial and configurational features of the street network, with the aim to highlight some key environmental factors to take into consideration while constructing the new road Missing link #12 . Specifically, the research identifies and studies seven parameters from the literature review: integration, illumination, vitality and diversity, visibility, active facades, territoriality and maintenance and image. The findings show that urban planning and design strongly impact crime occurrence. The crime hot-spots’ distribution in Kibera depends on the simultaneous interrelation of multiple components in the space.

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  • Francesca De Filippi & Grazia Giulia Cocina & Chiara Martinuzzi, 2020. "Integrating Different Data Sources to Address Urban Security in Informal Areas. The Case Study of Kibera, Nairobi," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(6), pages 1-26, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:6:p:2437-:d:334893
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    1. Francesca De Filippi & Cristina Coscia & Roberta Guido, 2017. "How Technologies Can Enhance Open Policy Making and Citizen-Responsive Urban Planning: MiraMap - A Governing Tool for the Mirafiori Sud District in Turin (Italy)," International Journal of E-Planning Research (IJEPR), IGI Global, vol. 6(1), pages 23-42, January.
    2. Erica Hagen, 2011. "Mapping Change: Community Information Empowerment in Kibera (Innovations Case Narrative: Map Kibera)," Innovations: Technology, Governance, Globalization, MIT Press, vol. 6(1), pages 69-94, January.
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    1. Hang Ren & Wei Guo & Zhenke Zhang & Leonard Musyoka Kisovi & Priyanko Das, 2020. "Population Density and Spatial Patterns of Informal Settlements in Nairobi, Kenya," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(18), pages 1-14, September.

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