Community mapping in urban informal settlements: Examples from Nairobi, Kenya

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Community mapping in urban informal settlements: Examples from Nairobi, Kenya

Original language description

In the Local Agenda 21 Planning Guide, which was developed out of the United Nations Rio Conference on the Environment in 1992, community-based mapping is identified as a best practice for locally-based sustainability planning. According to UN-Habitat (2012), the proportion of urban populations living in slums is highest in Sub-Saharan Africa (61.7%); meanwhile, De Soto (2003) estimates the amount of "dead" capital at $9.3 trillion. This capital is based mainly in slums. The paper presents two communitymapping projects in urban areas of Nairobi and describes the advantages and disadvantages of the different methodologies used. Second, it explores the options for slum dwellers to map the areas where they live and the benefits of such mapping. Lastly, the paper shares the authors' visions for participatory mapping and participatory GIS, and their ideas on how to select the optimal mapping method. The authors would like to open the discussion about possible effects of community mapping o

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

DE - Earth magnetism, geodesy, geography

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2015

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries

ISSN

1681-4835

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

68

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

HK - HONG KONG

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

1-13

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