LEADER 05297oam 2200937 c 450 001 9910476930003321 005 20260302090207.0 010 $a9783839429907 010 $a3839429900 024 7 $a10.14361/transcript.9783839429907 035 $a(CKB)3710000000341234 035 $a(EBL)1914605 035 $a(OCoLC)903955473 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001432700 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11813861 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001432700 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11406713 035 $a(PQKB)10083087 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1914605 035 $a(DE-B1597)451480 035 $a(OCoLC)1013962071 035 $a(OCoLC)901091641 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783839429907 035 $a(ScCtBLL)871e1174-9a6b-44d0-a1a3-e859c06b4b6a 035 $a(transcript Verlag)9783839429907 035 $a(Perlego)1527832 035 $a(oapen)doab34296 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000341234 100 $a20260302d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aCommunity-Based Urban Violence Prevention$eInnovative Approaches in Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Arab Region$fKosta Mathéy, Silvia Matuk 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBielefeld$ctranscript Verlag$d2014 215 $a1 online resource (321 p.) 225 0 $aUrban Studies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9783837629903 311 08$a3837629902 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $ai Contents v Preface 1 Introduction 6 Violence, Cities, and Prevention: A Conceptual Framework for Reducing Violence in the Urban Realm 24 Ethnopolitics, Fear and Safety in a Johannesburg Neighbourhood 42 Land Transformation and Criminal Violence in Dandora Neighbourhood, Nairobi, Kenya 62 Communities and the Prevention of Crime and Violence in Douala, Cameroon 78 "There is no Justice in Guinea-Bissau" Strategies of Preventing, Handling, and Aggravating Conflicts in Local Dispute Settlement 98 Urban Violence and the Chinese State in the Post-Mao Reform 118 Local Civil Society and the New Puzzle of Violence in Central America 128 Meanings and Practices of Non-violence 150 Integrated Urban Upgrading and Violence Prevention in San Salvador Results of an Impact Evaluation 164 Drug-Related Violence in Mexico: State and Community Responses. A qualitative Approach 182 Youth as Key Actors in the Social Prevention of Violence 202 Overcoming the Invisible Boundaries of an Informal Neighborhood: A Youth Initiative in Itagu?i, Colombia 222 Targeting Adolescence Vandalism in a Refugee Camp 234 Religious Procession as a Mediator for Social Intimacy: Building Communal Harmony in Dharavi after the 1992 Mumbai Riot 268 Violence and the Enchantment of Everyday Life in Johannesburg: Preliminary Insights 280 Embracing the Complexity of Community Safety Challenges 294 The Contributors 307 330 $aUrban violence has become a major threat in big cities of the world. Where the orthodox protection through the police and individual target hardening remain inefficient, the population must organize itself.This book contains first-hand accounts on a selection of the most innovative experiences in Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Arab region and is of interest likewise for academics and urban practitioners, policy makers, international cooperation experts or travelers preparing a visit of one of the affected countries.With a preface by Caroline Moser. 330 1 $a»The edited collection of 15 case studies shows the need for more holistic understandings that account for the multifaceted and interrelated nature of (urban) violence.« 330 1 $aReviewed in:www.friedensnews.at, 11.01.2015, Andreas Hermann LandlEnvironment & Urbanization, 2 (2015), Mara Evangelina FilippiWissenschaft & Frieden, 1 (2015) 330 1 $aReviewed in:Environment & Urbanization, 2 (2015), Mara Evangelina Filippi 410 0$aUrban studies (Bielefeld, Germany) 517 2 $aMathéy/M. (eds.), Community-Based Urban V. P.$eInnovative Approaches in Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Arab Region 606 $aUrbanism 606 $aViolence 606 $aPeacebuilding 606 $aSafety 606 $aCommunity 606 $aGLOBUS 606 $aCity 606 $aUrban Studies 606 $aSociology of Crime 606 $aSociology 615 4$aUrbanism 615 4$aViolence 615 4$aPeacebuilding 615 4$aSafety 615 4$aCommunity 615 4$aGLOBUS 615 4$aCity 615 4$aUrban Studies 615 4$aSociology of Crime 615 4$aSociology 676 $a303.6 686 $aMS 1750$2rvk 702 $aMathéy$b Kosta$p

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