CITY’S MARGINS AND URBAN POLICIES. THE CASE OF CHERARBA IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF ALGIERS

Moving from the case of Cherarba, a popular district located in the eastern suburbs of Algiers, the paper focuses on the controversial relations between public policies and spaces of informality within the city. Urban margins are here conceived as direct expression of the social logics of contempora...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nora Semmoud, Florence Troin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2019-11-01
Series:Bollettino della Società Geografica Italiana
Online Access:https://riviste.fupress.net/index.php/bsgi/article/view/350
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849408307965460480
author Nora Semmoud
Florence Troin
author_facet Nora Semmoud
Florence Troin
author_sort Nora Semmoud
collection DOAJ
description Moving from the case of Cherarba, a popular district located in the eastern suburbs of Algiers, the paper focuses on the controversial relations between public policies and spaces of informality within the city. Urban margins are here conceived as direct expression of the social logics of contemporary urban policies. From the one side, the paper analyses the social impacts of neoliberal policies in Algiers, stressing the socio-spatial inequalities deriving from the concentration of public funds on real estate developments, to the detriment of marginal suburbs. From the other side, the work highlights how the social practices and know-hows of Cherarba’s residents may be used as a mean for the socio-spatial integration of the district within the city.
format Article
id doaj-art-a45d359fe4dc43ca88e7fa973d69b8a7
institution Kabale University
issn 1121-7820
language English
publishDate 2019-11-01
publisher Firenze University Press
record_format Article
series Bollettino della Società Geografica Italiana
spelling doaj-art-a45d359fe4dc43ca88e7fa973d69b8a72025-08-20T03:35:48ZengFirenze University PressBollettino della Società Geografica Italiana1121-78202019-11-017110.13128/bsgi.v7i1.350CITY’S MARGINS AND URBAN POLICIES. THE CASE OF CHERARBA IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF ALGIERSNora SemmoudFlorence TroinMoving from the case of Cherarba, a popular district located in the eastern suburbs of Algiers, the paper focuses on the controversial relations between public policies and spaces of informality within the city. Urban margins are here conceived as direct expression of the social logics of contemporary urban policies. From the one side, the paper analyses the social impacts of neoliberal policies in Algiers, stressing the socio-spatial inequalities deriving from the concentration of public funds on real estate developments, to the detriment of marginal suburbs. From the other side, the work highlights how the social practices and know-hows of Cherarba’s residents may be used as a mean for the socio-spatial integration of the district within the city.https://riviste.fupress.net/index.php/bsgi/article/view/350
spellingShingle Nora Semmoud
Florence Troin
CITY’S MARGINS AND URBAN POLICIES. THE CASE OF CHERARBA IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF ALGIERS
Bollettino della Società Geografica Italiana
title CITY’S MARGINS AND URBAN POLICIES. THE CASE OF CHERARBA IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF ALGIERS
title_full CITY’S MARGINS AND URBAN POLICIES. THE CASE OF CHERARBA IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF ALGIERS
title_fullStr CITY’S MARGINS AND URBAN POLICIES. THE CASE OF CHERARBA IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF ALGIERS
title_full_unstemmed CITY’S MARGINS AND URBAN POLICIES. THE CASE OF CHERARBA IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF ALGIERS
title_short CITY’S MARGINS AND URBAN POLICIES. THE CASE OF CHERARBA IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF ALGIERS
title_sort city s margins and urban policies the case of cherarba in the outskirts of algiers
url https://riviste.fupress.net/index.php/bsgi/article/view/350
work_keys_str_mv AT norasemmoud citysmarginsandurbanpoliciesthecaseofcherarbaintheoutskirtsofalgiers
AT florencetroin citysmarginsandurbanpoliciesthecaseofcherarbaintheoutskirtsofalgiers