Part of the concept of counter-mapping, the Map Kibera Project was born with the objective of supporting the development of the informal settlement of Kibera, Kenya, through the collection, analysis and distribution of detailed geo-referenced data relative to its structures and population. To this end, the project has developed a methodology tied to the use of geographical information technologies, which allow the production of multi-dimensional knowledge of the observed situation in a more comprehensible form that can also be shared. In addition to supplying a new estimate of the resident population in the settlement, spatial analysis of the data collected in a pilot area has revealed limits and risks on the structural and infrastructural levels, demographic confgurations and socio-economic dynamics, creating the bases for planning and managing development programs. Copyright © FrancoAngeli.

Ponendosi nel fi lone del counter mapping, il Map Kibera Project è nato con l’obiettivo di sostenere lo sviluppo dell’insediamento informale di Kibera, in Kenya, attraverso la raccolta, analisi e distribuzione di dati georeferenziati dettagliati relativi alle sue strutture e alla sua popolazione. A tal fi ne, il progetto ha sviluppato una metodologia legata all’uso di Geograhical Information Technologies, le quali permettono di produrre una conoscenza multidimensionale della realtà osservata, in una forma più comprensibile e condivisibile. Oltre ad aver fornito una nuova stima della popolazione residente nell’insediamento, l’analisi spaziale dei dati raccolti in un’area pilota ha rivelato limiti e rischi sul piano strutturale e infrastrutturale, confi gurazioni demografi che e dinamiche socio-economiche, ponendo le basi per la pianifi cazione e gestione di programmi di sviluppo.

Marras, S. (2012). Tools for holistic and shareable knowledge. The experience of the Map Kibera Project. TERRITORIO(61), 110-114.

Tools for holistic and shareable knowledge. The experience of the Map Kibera Project

MARRAS, STEFANO
2012

Abstract

Part of the concept of counter-mapping, the Map Kibera Project was born with the objective of supporting the development of the informal settlement of Kibera, Kenya, through the collection, analysis and distribution of detailed geo-referenced data relative to its structures and population. To this end, the project has developed a methodology tied to the use of geographical information technologies, which allow the production of multi-dimensional knowledge of the observed situation in a more comprehensible form that can also be shared. In addition to supplying a new estimate of the resident population in the settlement, spatial analysis of the data collected in a pilot area has revealed limits and risks on the structural and infrastructural levels, demographic confgurations and socio-economic dynamics, creating the bases for planning and managing development programs. Copyright © FrancoAngeli.
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GIS, Kibera, Kenya, Slum, Informal Settlements, Africa
Italian
2012
61
110
114
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Marras, S. (2012). Tools for holistic and shareable knowledge. The experience of the Map Kibera Project. TERRITORIO(61), 110-114.
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