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Gendered and Gender-Neutral Character of Public Places in Algeria


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Fig. 1

Location of Blida, Medea and Ghardaïa cities.Source: drawn by authors.
Location of Blida, Medea and Ghardaïa cities.Source: drawn by authors.

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Blida's Liberty Square, support for activities related to experiential marketing.Source: authors, February 2019.
Blida's Liberty Square, support for activities related to experiential marketing.Source: authors, February 2019.

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Blida's Liberty Square, support for activities related to experiential marketing.Source: authors, February 2019.
Blida's Liberty Square, support for activities related to experiential marketing.Source: authors, February 2019.

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Blida's Liberty Square, support for activities related to experiential marketing.Source: authors, May 2019.
Blida's Liberty Square, support for activities related to experiential marketing.Source: authors, May 2019.

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November 1st 1954 Square of Medea. Support for various illicit commercial activities and improvised parking in the centre of this public place.Source: authors, March 2021.
November 1st 1954 Square of Medea. Support for various illicit commercial activities and improvised parking in the centre of this public place.Source: authors, March 2021.

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November 1st 1954 Square of Medea. Public spaces, which are used as urban stays.Source: authors, March 2021.
November 1st 1954 Square of Medea. Public spaces, which are used as urban stays.Source: authors, March 2021.

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November 1st 1954 Square of Medea. Women's presence in the public place is lower than that of men.Source: authors, March 2021.
November 1st 1954 Square of Medea. Women's presence in the public place is lower than that of men.Source: authors, March 2021.

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The market for dates (palm fruits), Mozabit rugs and traditional souvenirs.Source: authors, December 2016.
The market for dates (palm fruits), Mozabit rugs and traditional souvenirs.Source: authors, December 2016.

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The marketplace of Ghardaïa. Public benches for seats.Source: authors, October 2017.
The marketplace of Ghardaïa. Public benches for seats.Source: authors, October 2017.

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The marketplace of Ghardaïa. Public benches for seats.Source: authors, April 2018.
The marketplace of Ghardaïa. Public benches for seats.Source: authors, April 2018.

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Spatial and phenomenal segregation in Blida's Liberty Square.Source: own compilation.
Spatial and phenomenal segregation in Blida's Liberty Square.Source: own compilation.

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Spatial and phenomenal segregation in Medea's November 1st 1954 Square 1954.Source: own compilation.
Spatial and phenomenal segregation in Medea's November 1st 1954 Square 1954.Source: own compilation.

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Spatial and phenomenal segregation in Ghardaïa's marketplace.Source: own compilation
Spatial and phenomenal segregation in Ghardaïa's marketplace.Source: own compilation

Handling of the questionnaire.

Cities Questionnaires handed out Questionnaires returned Incomplete Questionnaires Questionnaires used in analysis Questionnaires not collected
Ghardaïa 150 98 12 86 52
100% 65.33% 8.00% 57.33% 34.67%
Blida 220 201 21 180 19
100% 91.36% 9.55% 81.82% 8.64%
Medea 198 110 13 97 88
100% 55.56% 6.57% 48.99% 44.44%

Tests of normality of the experiential variables of public places.

Kolmogorov-Smirnova Shapiro-Wilk
Statistics ddl Sig. Statistics ddl Sig.
Blida's Liberty Square
Sensory experiential 0.162 178 0.000 0.884 178 0.000
Relational experiential 0.093 178 0.001 0.953 178 0.000
Emotional experiential 0.113 178 0.000 0.956 178 0.000
Cognitive experiential 0.150 178 0.000 0.896 178 0.000
Behavioural experiential 0.123 178 0.000 0.952 178 0.000
Urban atmosphere 0.089 178 0.001 0.949 178 0.000
Spirit of place 0.093 178 0.001 0.952 178 0.000
Medea's November 1st 1954 Square
Sensory experiential 0.120 97 0.002 0.970 97 0.025
Relational experiential 0.137 97 0.000 0.934 97 0.000
Emotional experiential 0.094 97 0.033 0.955 97 0.002
Cognitive experiential 0.168 97 0.000 0.909 97 0.000
Behavioural experiential 0.118 97 0.002 0.952 97 0.001
Urban atmosphere 0.070 97 0.200* 0.978 97 0.111
Spirit of place 0.088 97 0.060 0.958 97 0.004
Ghardaïa's marketplace
Sensory experiential 0.250 86 0.000 0.749 86 0.000
Relational experiential 0.230 86 0.000 0.805 86 0.000
Emotional experiential 0.170 86 0.000 0.871 86 0.000
Cognitive experiential 0.264 86 0.000 0.688 86 0.000
Behavioural experiential 0.136 86 0.000 0.926 86 0.000
Urban atmosphere 0.203 86 0.000 0.790 86 0.000
Spirit of place 0.170 86 0.000 0.851 86 0.000

Socio-demographic structure of the sample.

Variables by social classes Blida Medea Ghardaïa
Number (frequency) (%) Number (frequency) (%) Number (frequency) (%)
Sex Male 100 55.56 79 81.44 58 67.44
Female 80 44.44 18 18.56 28 32.56
Total 180 100.00 97 100.00 86 100.00
Age Adolescent 81 45.00 26 26.80 15 17.44
Adult 99 55.00 71 73.20 71 82.56
Total 100 100.00 100.00 86 100.00
Marital status Married 64 35.56 54 55.67 50 58.14
Non-married 116 64.44 43 44.33 36 41.86
Total 180 100.00 97 100.00 86 100.00
Education University 69 38.33 27 27.84 40 46.51
Non- university 104 57.78 69 71.13 46 53.49
Missing 7 3.89 1 1.03 0 0.00
Total 180 100.00 97 100.00 86 100.00

Index of spatial and phenomenal segregation of public places.

Experiential components Liberty Square of Blida November 1st 1954 Square of Medea Marketplace of Ghardaïa
Retained hypothesis Score assigned Retained hypothesis Score assigned Retained hypothesis Score assigned
By gender category Sensory space H0 0 H1 1 H0 0
Relational space H0 0 H1 1 H1 1
Emotional space H0 0 H0 0 H0 0
Cognitive space H0 0 H0 0 H0 0
Behavioural space H0 0 H1 1 H1 1
Urban atmosphere H0 0 H0 0 H0 0
Spirit of place H0 0 H0 0 H0 0
Index of segregation of gendered experiential spatiality Experiential space 0.00 0.43 0.29

Results synthesis of the CFA using AMOS and the adjustment indices relating to the model for measuring the experiential experience of public places.

Indices type Indices validation Validation thresholds
Absolute indices CMIN = 286.974
P-associated = 0.000 Between 1 and 2
GFI = 0.923 >0.9
AGFI = 0.894 >0.9
RMR = 0. 098SRMR = 0. 0520 The smallest possible <0.8
RMSEA = 0.058 <0.08 (best: < 0.05)
Incremental fit indices CFI = 0.940 >0.9
NFI = 0.941 >0.9
RFI =0.876 >0.9
IFI = 0. 940 >0.9
TLI = 0.926 >0.9
Parsimony fit indices Normed chi square = 2.134 From 1 to 3

Statistical description by gender category.

Sex Sensory experiential Relational experiential Emotional experiential Cognitive experiential Behavioural experiential Urban atmosphere Spirit of place
Liberty Square of Blida
Male Mean 15.9800 10.8400 17.8485 11.8200 10.5300 26.8200 29.6667
N 100 100 99 100 100 100 99
Standard deviation 3.51326 3.21838 4.93915 2.84758 3.11547 5.25007 7.28711
Female Mean 16.4375 10.5750 18.8125 12.1875 10.4304 27.0125 31.0000
N 80 80 80 80 79 80 80
Standard deviation 3.42309 2.75486 4.37222 2.61492 2.92944 4.97715 6.41991
November 1st 1954 Square of Medea
Male Mean 12.443 11.493 17.949 11.810 10.848 23.936 29.759
N 79 79 79 79 79 79 79
Standard deviation 4.220 2.674 4.961 2.806 3.042 5.586 6.880
Female Mean 14.833 9.333 15.833 10.444 7.666 24.166 26.277
N 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
Standard deviation 2.874 3.725 4.218 3.275 2.828 5.963 6.841
Marketplace of Ghardaïa
Male Mean 17.551 13.655 22.086 13.965 12.396 31.206 36.051
N 58 58 58 58 58 58 58
Standard deviation 3.078 1.701 2.998 1.776 2.505 4.335 4.346
Female Mean 17.642 12.535 21.214 13.642 10.178 30.178 34.857
N 28 28 28 28 28 28 28
Standard deviation 3.412 1.971 3.499 1.747 2.195 4.937 4.453

Questionnaire on the experiential of Algerian public places (English version).

Strongly disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly agree
Item1 I find that this place is good to sit and have coffee or tea
Item2 I intend to come back to this place
Item3 I feel attracted to this place
Item4 I feel relaxed when I am in this place
Item5 I like being in this place with people I like
Item6 I find that the shape of this space is suitable
Item7 I feel safe in this space
Item8 I feel free in this place
Item9 My presence in this place gives me a pleasant feeling
Item10 I find the interaction between the users of this place wonderful
Item11 I like the colours of this place
Item12 I think the view from this square is nice
Item13 I feel joy when I am in this square
Item14 This square is a landmark for me
Item15 I often come into contact with people I don’t know here in this square
Item16 I find that the coating of the ground of this place is suitable
Item17 I spend a lot of time in this place
Item18 I am happy that we have such a place
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