Impact of urban upgrading on perceptions of safety in informal settlements： Case study of Bouakal, Batna

作     者：Farida Naceur 

作者机构：Department of Architecture University of Batna Batna 05000 Algeria 

出 版 物：《Frontiers of Architectural Research》 (建筑学研究前沿（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2013年第2卷第4期

页      面：400-408页

核心收录：

学科分类：12[管理学] 08[工学] 0303[法学-社会学] 1305[艺术学-设计学（可授艺术学、工学学位）] 0601[历史学-考古学] 0202[经济学-应用经济学] 1204[管理学-公共管理] 081303[工学-城市规划与设计(含：风景园林规划与设计）] 0837[工学-安全科学与工程] 0813[工学-建筑学] 0814[工学-土木工程] 0833[工学-城乡规划学] 083302[工学-城乡规划与设计] 

主　　题：Informal settlements Safety perception Fear of crime Urban upgrading 

摘      要：This paper explores how modifications of urban space in informal settlements influence residents＇ quality of life and perceptions of safety. This is a case study of Bouakal, the oldest informal district in Batna, a middle city in Algeria. This paper examines the effects of urban improvement practices in Bouakal by exploring two questions： In what ways did interventions in this informal settlement affect the quality of life for the residents？ How do these effects correlate with changes in the perception of safety in this area？ The survey involved 141 residents from Bouakal, and local residents were selected to collect the levels of perceived safety. This paper concludes that urban upgrading has improved the quality of tile and has a positive effect on the perception of safety in the settlement.