A Review and Discussion of the History and Development of Defensible Space into the 21st Century

Oscar Newman's Defensible Space (1973) ideas have had a profound influence on both urban planning and criminology during the last 30 years or so. They underpin modern ideas of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) which are increasingly being used to tackle crime by governments...

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Main Authors: Cozens, Paul, Hillier, David
Other Authors: Smith, SJ
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Elseview 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47086
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description Oscar Newman's Defensible Space (1973) ideas have had a profound influence on both urban planning and criminology during the last 30 years or so. They underpin modern ideas of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) which are increasingly being used to tackle crime by governments across the world’s developed and developing countries. This chapter discusses the background, concepts and development of Defensible Space highlighting the criticisms and increasingly popularity of these ideas. The chapter also discusses the current status and potential future directions for research in Defensible Space.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-470862023-02-07T08:01:22Z A Review and Discussion of the History and Development of Defensible Space into the 21st Century Cozens, Paul Hillier, David Smith, SJ Elsinga, M. Fox-O'Mahony, L Ong, SE. Wachter, S. Montserrat Pareja Eastaway urban design Oscar Newman crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) crime Defensible space Oscar Newman's Defensible Space (1973) ideas have had a profound influence on both urban planning and criminology during the last 30 years or so. They underpin modern ideas of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) which are increasingly being used to tackle crime by governments across the world’s developed and developing countries. This chapter discusses the background, concepts and development of Defensible Space highlighting the criticisms and increasingly popularity of these ideas. The chapter also discusses the current status and potential future directions for research in Defensible Space. 2012 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47086 Elseview restricted
spellingShingle urban design
Oscar Newman
crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED)
crime
Defensible space
Cozens, Paul
Hillier, David
A Review and Discussion of the History and Development of Defensible Space into the 21st Century
title A Review and Discussion of the History and Development of Defensible Space into the 21st Century
title_full A Review and Discussion of the History and Development of Defensible Space into the 21st Century
title_fullStr A Review and Discussion of the History and Development of Defensible Space into the 21st Century
title_full_unstemmed A Review and Discussion of the History and Development of Defensible Space into the 21st Century
title_short A Review and Discussion of the History and Development of Defensible Space into the 21st Century
title_sort review and discussion of the history and development of defensible space into the 21st century
topic urban design
Oscar Newman
crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED)
crime
Defensible space
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47086