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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| author | Cozens, Paul Hillier, David |
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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 |