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How can blank spots on the map be filled from the bottom up? Examining the success factors in community-based participatory mapping : the case of Kenyan Map Kibera project
Belkin, M. (2022) How can blank spots on the map be filled from the bottom up? Examining the success factors in community-based participatory mapping : the case of Kenyan Map Kibera project.
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| Abstract: | This thesis contributes to research related to digital participatory mapping in the Global South. In contrast to conventional paper maps, most digital maps allow changes to the map easily through anyone with the required software and hardware. That enables bottom-up mapping, where local knowledge shapes the map in place of local authorities. Slums in the Global South are mostly left unmapped. Through a selective literature review, evaluation criteria for participatory slum mapping projects were established. This case study's subject, "Map Kibera", situated in a large slum of Kenyan Nairobi and considered highly successful, has been evaluated accordingly. Through semi-structured interviews the with project's participants and subsequent content analysis, mechanisms facilitating but also impeding community participation were identified. Among factors contributing to participation are a successful early involvement of participants and appropriate conflict resolution mechanisms. As a factor discouraging participation, a weak representation of participants' knowledge was established, as they were not involved in the map-generation process. Further, through the interviews, two new criteria relevant particularly for the Global South have been identified worthy of further study – participation safety risk and finical compensation. Policy recommendations include simplifying language and GPS software to attain higher participant diversity. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 89 political science |
| Programme: | Management Society and Technology BSc (56654) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/91691 |
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