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Impact Of Urban Upgrading On Perception Of Safety In Informal Settlements: Case Study Of Bouakal Batna

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  • Farida NACEUR

    (Department of Architecture, University of Batna Algeria)

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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.

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  • Farida NACEUR, 2013. "Impact Of Urban Upgrading On Perception Of Safety In Informal Settlements: Case Study Of Bouakal Batna," Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management, Research Centre in Public Administration and Public Services, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 8(3), pages 44-61, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:rom:terumm:v:8:y:2013:i:3:p:44-61
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    1. Borooah, Vani & Carcach, Carlos, 1997. "Crime and Fear," MPRA Paper 19419, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Austin, D. Mark & Furr, L. Allen & Spine, Michael, 2002. "The effects of neighborhood conditions on perceptions of safety," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 30(5), pages 417-427.
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