 IMPACT OF URBAN UPGRADING ON PERCEPTION OF SAFETY IN INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS: CASE STUDY OF BOUAKAL BATNAFarida Naceur ()
Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management, 2013, vol. 8, issue 3, 44-61 Abstract: The paper explores how modifications of urban space in informal settlements influence the residents’ quality of life and perceptions of safety. The case study is Bouakal, the oldest informal district in Batna, a middle city in Algeria. The aim is to measure the effects of urban upgrading practices in Bouakal by exploring two questions: In what ways did the interventions in this informal settlement affect the quality of life of the residents? In which ways do these effects correlate with changes in the perception of safety in this area? 141 interviewers among the residents were selected to collect levels of safety perceived. The paper concludes that urban upgrading had, indeed, improved the quality of life while affecting perception of safety in the settlement. Keywords: informal settlements; safety perception; fear of crime; urban upgrading. (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:rom:terumm:v:8:y:2013:i:3:p:44-61 Access Statistics for this article Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management is currently edited by Colesca Sofia More articles in Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management from Research Centre in Public Administration and Public Services, Bucharest, Romania Contact information at EDIRC. |
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