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 Af...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Mathéy, Kosta, editor (editor), Matuk, Silvia, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bielefeld : transcript-Verlag [2014]
Edición:1. Aufl
Colección:De Gruyter Open Access ebooks.
Urban Studies.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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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.
Descripción Física:1 recurso electrónico
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
ISBN:9783839429907