Crime Prevention Through Housing Design: Policy and Practice

By Rachel Armitage

Book Overview

Introduction PART I 1. Exploring the Theoretical Links between Design and Crime 2. From Theory to Practice: Reducing Residential Crime through Design within England and Wales 3. From Theory to Practice: Consideration of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design within Policy and Guidance (England and Wales) 4. International Perspectives on Planning for Crime Prevention PART II 5. The Impact of House Design on Levels of Crime and Fear of Crime 6. The Impact of Road Layout on Levels of Crime and Fear of Crime 7. The Impact of Surveillance on Levels of Crime and Fear of Crime 8. The Impact of Car Parking Design on Levels of Crime and Fear of Crime 9. Synergies and Tensions between Security and Sustainability 10. Can Designing out Crime Interventions Sustain Crime Reduction Benefits? Conclusion

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349347396
• ISBN13: 9781349347391
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"