Slum upgrading programmes in Nairobi - challenges in implementation
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Titre
Slum upgrading programmes in Nairobi - challenges in implementation
Sujet
bidonville, Nairobi, slum upgrading, pays en développement, pauvreté, renouvellement urbain, politique urbaine, Flores Fernandez Rosa Amelia
Description
Extract from the Foreword by Christian Thibon:
he French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA) Nairobi, which has conducted research projects on informal settlements in Eastern Africa cities (Nairobi, Kisumu, Dar es Salaam, etc.) for many years, hosted the Conference: Challenges in the implementation of slum upgrading projects in urban areas in Nairobi on 6th and 7th April 2011. This conference sought to bring together all the key stakeholders involved in slum projects to discuss challenges related to the implementation of slum upgrading projects in Nairobi. It also jointly looked at ways in which the implementation of these projects could be managed more comprehensively through exploring various avenues for the future.
This publication is a result of presentations from institutions involved in research and development projects such as the Ministry of Housing of Kenya, IFRA, the University of Nairobi, together with non governmental and community-based experts working in slum upgrading projects like Pamoja Trust, Umande Trust, Muungano Wa Wanavijiji/Federation of Slum Dwellers and Nairobi People's Settlement Network (NPSN).
In this spirit, IFRA presents the various articles from this conference in two parts. Part I presents the theoretical framework with regard to slum upgrading while Part II reviews the various approaches that are currently being pursued in the implementation of slum upgrading interventions in Nairobi. The articles presented in this publication open a debate into the discussion of slum upgrading programmes whilst providing opportunities for professionals and the people from the slums to exchange experiences and decide on concrete steps for collaboration on various initiatives in the area of slum upgrading.
Contents:
Part I : Conceptualisation and preparation
Introduction - Part I: Conceptualization and Preparation of Slum Upgrading Programmes (Samuel Owuor)
Physical and Spatial Characteristics of Slum Territories - Vulnerable to Natural Disasters (Rosa Flores Fernandez)
Kibera: The Biggest Slum in Africa? (Amélie Desgroppes – Sophie Staupin)
The Slum-Shacks Question and the Making of 21st Century Political Citizenship in Postcolonial Nairobi, Kenya and Harare, Zimbabwe (Steve Ouma Akoth)
Slum Upgrading: The Muungano Wa Wanavijiji Vision (Ezekiel Rema)
Community Voices in Sustainable Slum-Upgrading Processes: The Nairobi People Settlement Network (Humphrey Otieno)
The Influence of the Tenure System to the Physical Environments in Nairobi's Human Settlements (Peter Makachia)
Land Tenure in Slum Upgrading Projects (Paul Syagga)
