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Urban morphology and crime in algerian cities: the case of the city of Béjaïa
[Morphologie urbaine et criminalité dans les villes algériennes : cas de la ville de Béjaïa]

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  • Taous Messaoudi

    (Nantes Univ - Nantes Université, Nantes Univ - IGARUN - Institut de Géographie et d'Aménagement Régional de l'Université de Nantes - Nantes Université - pôle Humanités - Nantes Univ - Nantes Université, ESO - Espaces et Sociétés - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UM - Le Mans Université - UA - Université d'Angers - UR2 - Université de Rennes 2 - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Nantes Univ - IGARUN - Institut de Géographie et d'Aménagement Régional de l'Université de Nantes - Nantes Université - pôle Humanités - Nantes Univ - Nantes Université - Institut Agro Rennes Angers - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement, OEB - Université Larbi-Ben-Mhidi [Oum-El-Bouaghi], GTU - Institut de Gestion des Techniques Urbaines - OEB - Université Larbi-Ben-Mhidi [Oum-El-Bouaghi])

  • Saïd Mazouz

    (OEB - Université Larbi-Ben-Mhidi [Oum-El-Bouaghi])

  • Bernard Fritsch

    (IGARUN - Institut de Géographie et d'Aménagement Régional de l'Université de Nantes - UN - Université de Nantes)

Abstract

North African Mediterranean cities are rich in urban history, formed by the particular planning patterns of each civilisation that thrived there, resulting in a remarkable mosaic of urban layers marked by urban and social discontinuity and fragmentation. Our research in the Algerian city of Béjaïa demonstrates that the distribution of crime is related to the city's spatial organisation. This study uses space syntax techniques to examine the relationship between city spatial arrangement and crime, with a focus on spatial accessibility and readability. The findings emphasise the significance of the geographical structure produced by the succession of municipal policies in the distribution of crime.

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  • Taous Messaoudi & Saïd Mazouz & Bernard Fritsch, 2023. "Urban morphology and crime in algerian cities: the case of the city of Béjaïa [Morphologie urbaine et criminalité dans les villes algériennes : cas de la ville de Béjaïa]," Post-Print hal-05040268, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05040268
    DOI: 10.25518/0770-7576.7131
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