Community-Based Urban Violence Prevention Innovative Approaches in Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Arab Region
Urban 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...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bielefeld
transcript Verlag
2014
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Urban studies (Bielefeld, Germany)
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009653765306719 |
| Sumario: | Urban 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. Reviewed in: www.friedensnews.at, 11.01.2015, Andreas Hermann Landl Environment & Urbanization, 2 (2015), Mara Evangelina Filippi Wissenschaft & Frieden, 1 (2015) |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9783839429907 |
