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

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity College London
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute for Environment and Development
cg.contributor.affiliationSlum Dwellers International
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Liverpool
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Institute
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.donorGovernment of the United Kingdom
cg.contributor.donorBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, United Kingdom
cg.contributor.donorEconomic and Social Research Council, United Kingdom
cg.contributor.donorMedical Research Council, United Kingdom
cg.contributor.donorNatural Environment Research Council, United Kingdom
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KE
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierEric M. Fèvre: 0000-0001-8931-4986
cg.howPublishedFormally Published
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1002/geo2.77
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.issn2054-4049
cg.issue1
cg.journalGEO: Geography and Environment
cg.numbere00077
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
cg.subject.ilriFOOD SAFETY
cg.subject.ilriFOOD SECURITY
cg.subject.ilriGEODATA
cg.subject.ilriPARTICIPATION
cg.volume6
dc.contributor.authorAhmed, S.
dc.contributor.authorHaklay, M.
dc.contributor.authorTacoli, C.
dc.contributor.authorGithiri, G.
dc.contributor.authorDavila, J.
dc.contributor.authorAllen, A.
dc.contributor.authorFèvre, Eric M.
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-28T11:51:51Zen
dc.date.available2019-06-28T11:51:51Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/101943
dc.titleParticipatory mapping and food‐centred justice in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenyaen
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
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientists
dcterms.available2019-06-27
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
dcterms.issued2019-01
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherWiley
dcterms.subjectparticipatory approachesen
dcterms.subjectmappingen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.subjecthouseholdsen
dcterms.subjectfood safetyen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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