Reducing urban violence in the global South : towards safe and inclusive cities / edited by Jennifer Erin Salahub [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Salahub, Jennifer Erin, editor.

Series:

Routledge studies in cities and development

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban violence--Developing countries--Prevention.

Urban violence.

Urban policy--Developing countries.

Urban policy.

Sociology, Urban.

Developing countries.

Sociology, Urban--Developing countries.

Physical Description:

xxv, 245 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.

Contents:

Part I West Africa p. 15

1 Controlling violence: an economic integration skill in Cote d'Ivoire p. 17 / Kouamé Walter Kra

2 Opening up or closing off: urbanisation, violent crime, and the "poverty penalty" in Ghana's four largest cities p. 40 / Adobea Yaa Owusu and Martin Oteng-Ababio and George Owusu and Charlotte Wrigley-Asante and Martin Wiredu Agyekum

Part II Southern Africa p. 67

3 Urban upgrading linked to positive social outcomes in Cape Town, South Africa p. 69 / Richard Matzopoulos and Kim Bloch and Sam Lloyd and Chris Berens and Jonny Myers and Mary Lou Thompson

4 Towards safer communities: the impact of the Community Work Programme on the prevention of urban violence in South Africa p. 90 / Malose Langa and Themba Masuku and Hugo Van Der Merwe

5 Is social cohesion the missing link in preventing violence? Case studies from South Africa and Brazil p. 104 / Vanessa Barolsky and Doriam Borges

Part III Latin America p. 133

6 Social exclusion, violences, and urban marginalisation in Central America: empirical evidence and consequences for public policy p. 135 / Juan Pablo Pérez Sáinz and Mario Zetino Duarte and Florencio Ceballos Schaulsohn

7 The contribution of informal institutionality to safe cities in Venezuela p. 155 / Roberto Briceño-León

Part IV South Asia p. 175

8 Everyday violence in urban India: is planning the driver or mitigator? p. 177 / Darshini Mahadevia and Renu Desai

9 Pathways to inclusive urban development: contrasting experiences of relocated men and women in Colombo and Kochi p. 200 / Rajith W. D. Lakshman and S. Irudaya Rajan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Reducing urban violence in the global South

ISBN:

9780815368427

0815368429

OCLC:

1084627189