Participatory mapping and food‐centred justice in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity College Londonen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute for Environment and Developmenten_US
cg.contributor.affiliationSlum Dwellers Internationalen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Liverpoolen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Healthen_US
cg.contributor.donorGovernment of the United Kingdomen_US
cg.contributor.donorBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, United Kingdomen_US
cg.contributor.donorEconomic and Social Research Council, United Kingdomen_US
cg.contributor.donorMedical Research Council, United Kingdomen_US
cg.contributor.donorNatural Environment Research Council, United Kingdomen_US
cg.coverage.countryKenyaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KEen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierEric M. Fèvre: 0000-0001-8931-4986en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1002/geo2.77en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn2054-4049en_US
cg.issue1en_US
cg.journalGEO: Geography and Environmenten_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.ilriFOOD SAFETYen_US
cg.subject.ilriFOOD SECURITYen_US
cg.subject.ilriGEODATAen_US
cg.subject.ilriPARTICIPATIONen_US
cg.volume6en_US
dc.contributor.authorAhmed, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHaklay, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTacoli, C.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGithiri, G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDavila, J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAllen, A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorFèvre, Eric M.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-28T11:51:51Zen_US
dc.date.available2019-06-28T11:51:51Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/101943en_US
dc.titleParticipatory mapping and food‐centred justice in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenyaen_US
dcterms.abstractFood vendors are pivotal in the local food system of most low‐income informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya, despite being seen as an obstruction and as agents of disease and filth by city authorities. This paper explores the geography of these foodscapes – defined as public sites of food production and consumption – in selected low‐income settlements in Nairobi, focusing on the interaction of food vendors with their surrounding environment and infrastructure services. The research uses participatory geographic information system tools, including food mapping with mobile apps and high‐resolution community aerial views with balloon mapping, to capture and contextualise local knowledge. The community mappers collected data on 660 vendors from 18 villages in Kibera, Mathare, and Mukuru, and situated them on multi‐layered synoptic geographic overviews for each settlement. The resulting data on hazardous areas in relation to food spaces and infrastructure provision allowed local communities to prioritise areas for regular clean‐up activities and assisted advocacy to improve these places in cooperation with local authorities. These multiple visual representations of foodscapes make local food vendors, and the risks they face, visible for the first time. Reframing their “right to safe food and environment” from a social and environmental justice perspective allows local communities to put their experiences, knowledge, and challenges faced at the forefront of urban development planning, policy, and practice.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2019-06-27en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAhmed, S., Haklay, M., Tacoli, C., Githiri, G., Davila, J., Allen, A. and Fèvre, E. 2019. Participatory mapping and food‐centred justice in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya. GEO: Geography and Environment 6(1): e00077.en_US
dcterms.issued2019-01en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherWileyen_US
dcterms.subjectparticipatory approachesen_US
dcterms.subjectmappingen_US
dcterms.subjectfood securityen_US
dcterms.subjecthouseholdsen_US
dcterms.subjectfood safetyen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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