A comparative study of defensible space and crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) as applied in the USA and the UK, focusing particularly on urban experience. It sets out these initiatives in the context of other major types of crime-reduction strategies. This is a field of rapidly growing political and public policy significance which will be studied more intensively by students and practitioners across a wide spectrum of disciplines. In looking at the quality of life in two of the world's major open societies, this comparative perspective provides a broadly-based...
A comparative study of defensible space and crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) as applied in the USA and the UK, focusing particula...
With a comprehensive analysis, this book links theory, evidence and practical application to bridge gaps between planning, design and criminology. The authors investigate connections between crime prevention and development planning with an international approach, looking at initiatives in the field and incorporating an understanding of current responses to the growth of technology and terrorism.
With a comprehensive analysis, this book links theory, evidence and practical application to bridge gaps between planning, design and criminology. ...
This is the first substantial book written from first-hand experience by a British planning practitioner, about what the planning process is actually like in a major British city. The city in this case is Manchester, for which authority Ted Kitchen worked from 1979 to 1996.
The book looks at how the elements in the making of planning decisions interact. Its primary purpose is to illuminate the complex workings of the planning process in the real world. As well as considering the basic tools of development plan-making and development control used by the planning process, the...
This is the first substantial book written from first-hand experience by a British planning practitioner, about what the planning process is actually ...
