Revue Hybrides (Dec 2023)
Résilience territoriale face aux risques naturels en contexte de saturation foncière dans certains quartiers précaires de Foumban (Ouest-Cameroun)
Abstract
From the year 2006, the problematic of land saturation is very rampant in precarious areas of Foumban as elsewhere in the other secondary cities of Cameroon. This situation almost neglected by the state and council planners but well-orchestrated by the different endogenous land speculators, can generate and increase social and natural hazard factors. Following the increasing rate of dramas and landslides with land saturation, endogenous populations react by implementing several resilience strategies. To carry out our research, we opted for a combination of the deductive approach and Multicriteria decision support approach (MCDSA). This study was based in one hand on a computerized and traditional documentary review and on the other hand on the fieldwork. We administered a sample of 148 questionnaires. This step was strengthened by semi-direct interviews with only resource-persons. The processing of primary data integrated the MCDSA with his 8 steps. From the above, it emerges that landslides occur during rainy season, confirm the reality of land saturation in some slum districts of Foumban. Then, respect of old-age traditions, the poor economical circumstances and the desire to keep up ancestral heritage are the main factors of resilience within our study area. According to territorial resilient strategies, 32% of inhabitant remain in their former homes within the urban site. 18% settle sustainably in the neighborhood like Foumban 2 or Santa Barbara. Only 24% of potential displaced people settle in Kilombo and 25% of inhabitants relocate themselves in renting homes.
