Achieving community resilience through informal urban practices: The case of El Houma in Algiers

Yazid Khemri, Alessandro Melis

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    Abstract

    It has been widely claimed that social cohesion, solidarity, place attachment, trust and collective identity contribute highly to resilience, and, by means of these features, people would consider fighting disruptions as their collective duty and would collaborate to respond to disasters.

    This chapter takes Algiers as a case study, highlighting the relationship between urban informality and community resilience. The research attempts to provide an understanding of the two concepts and illustrate the correlation between informal activities and resilience in urban areas.

    The research will demonstrate how informal urban practices can enable community resilience as a result of social dynamics among urban neighbourhood residents. The case studies reviewed in this research are an embodiment of the concept of EL Houma, a term for a North African neighbourhood that is characterised by strong social relations between neighbours and a design that allows local socio-cultural practices to take place. It illustrates the
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationInformality through Sustainability
    Subtitle of host publicationUrban Informality Now
    EditorsAntonino Di Raimo, Steffen Lehmann, Alessandro Melis
    Place of PublicationLondon
    PublisherTaylor and Francis Group
    Chapter23
    Edition1
    ISBN (Electronic)9780429331701
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished (VoR) - 31 Dec 2020

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