Tag: Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
How Town Planners and Designers Can Help in Fighting Urban Neighbourhood Crime
Town planners and designers can help in fighting Crime in urban areas by manipulating physical environments to deter criminal behaviour, reduce fear of crime and improve quality of life through an urban planning and architectural approach called Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) 1). By thoughtfully designing spaces, planners and architects increase the perceived risk…
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Why Safety and Security Should be Factored in Urban Planning and Design
As Urbanisation gallops across Africa at frenetic speed, so does the rate of exposure to incidents of violence and crime. 1). Urban planners and designers, more than any one else, hold the key to the fort of safety and security in urban areas 2). Crime can be curbed by either preventing it or exercising social…
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