Violence et insécurité dans les méga-villes d'Amérique latine. Retentissements sur la fragmentation politique, la ségrégation socio-spatiale et la gouvernance
Danger ; Governance ; Latin America ; Social segregation ; Urban geography ; Violence
Violence and insecurity in Latin America are considered as typical urban phenomena, highly concentrated in the large agglomerations. Apart from the dimensions and forms of violence and their spatial differentiations, the relations between local
governance and criminal organizations/gangs are in the focus of attention as well as - like a result of these processes - the political-territorial fragmentation. The perception of violence by the urban population contributes considerably to the opinion