| Planning for Crime Prevention: A Transatlantic Perspective Contributor(s): Kitchen, Ted (Author), Schneider, Richard H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415241375 ISBN-13: 9780415241373 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $85.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2001 Annotation: This is a comparative study of defensible space and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) as applied in the USA and the UK, focusing particularly on the urban experience. It sets out these initiatives in the context of other major types of crime-reduction strategies. In looking at the quality of life in two of the world's major open societies, this comparative perspective provides a broadly-based introduction to a multi-disciplinary field of high public visibility and concern. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Landscape - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development |
| Dewey: 307.12 |
| LCCN: 2001052000 |
| Series: Rtpi Library |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.22" W x 9.38" (1.33 lbs) 356 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Crime and the fear of crime are issues high in public concern and on political agendas in most developed countries. This book takes these issues and relates them to the contribution that urban planners and participative planning processes can make in response to these problems. Its focus is thus on the extent to which crime opportunities can be prevented or reduced through the design, planning and management of the built environment. The perspective of the book is transatlantic and comparative, not only because ideas and inspiration in this and many other fields increasingly move between countries but also because there is a great deal of relevant theoretical material and practice in both the USA and the UK which has not previously been pulled together in this systemic manner. |
