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Finding the safest paths in Khayelitsha township, Western Cape province, South Africa
Dissertation (MSc (Geoinformatics))--University of Pretoria, 2023.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/93921 Finding the safest paths in Khayelitsha township, Western Cape province, South Africa Breetzke, Gregory u18006273@tuks.co.za Theron, Kayla UCTD Khayelitsha Crime Safest route Mobile navigation South Africa Street segment Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-11 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-16 Dissertation (MSc (Geoinformatics))--University of Pretoria, 2023. Crime is significant in Khayelitsha, a township located near Cape Town in South Africa. Moreover, residents in Khayelitsha constantly walk to get around the township placing them at increased risk of victimisation during their commute. To address this, three methods were proposed to determine the safest walking routes between two points in Khayelitsha. Method 1 used historical crime incidents to identify high crime streets, Method 2 used the location of ‘risky facilities’ to determine risk while Method 3 used both historical crime and ‘risky facilities’ to evaluate risk along a route. Total walking distance, historical crime incidents, number of risky facilities, or type of risky facilities can each act as pedestrian preferences when selecting a route to walk. Each of these aspects impact the resultant ‘safest’ walking route in Khayelitsha. Future work should test these safe navigation methods in other geographical contexts with alternative modes of transport, crime data and types of facilities. It is encouraged that these methods be included in mobile navigation applications so that residents in Khayelitsha can be advised on the safest walking routes. Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology MSc (Geoinformatics) Restricted Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences 2024-01-11T08:14:37Z 2024-01-11T08:14:37Z 2024-04 2023 Dissertation * A2024 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/93921 DOI: 10.25403/UPresearchdata.24973167.v1 10.25403/UPresearchdata.24973167 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Khayelitsha Crime Safest route Mobile navigation South Africa Street segment Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-11 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-16 Finding the safest paths in Khayelitsha township, Western Cape province, South Africa |
| title | Finding the safest paths in Khayelitsha township, Western Cape province, South Africa |
| title_full | Finding the safest paths in Khayelitsha township, Western Cape province, South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Finding the safest paths in Khayelitsha township, Western Cape province, South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Finding the safest paths in Khayelitsha township, Western Cape province, South Africa |
| title_short | Finding the safest paths in Khayelitsha township, Western Cape province, South Africa |
| title_sort | finding the safest paths in khayelitsha township western cape province south africa |
| topic | UCTD Khayelitsha Crime Safest route Mobile navigation South Africa Street segment Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-11 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-16 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/93921 |