Crime and the fear of crime are issues high in public concern and on political agendas in most developed countries. This book takes these issues and relates them to the contribution that urban planners and participative planning processes can make in response to these problems. Its focus is thus on the extent to which crime opportunities can be prevented or reduced through the design, planning and management of the built environment. The perspective of the book is transatlantic and comparative, not only because ideas and inspiration in this and many other fields increasingly move between countries but also because there is a great deal of relevant theoretical material and practice in both the USA and the UK which has not previously been pulled together in this systemic manner.
Author(s): R. Schneider
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 360
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
CONTENTS......Page 8
Introduction......Page 20
01 Crime, costs and the quality of life......Page 28
02 Crime trends in the USA and in Britain......Page 54
03 Echoes from the past: caves, castles, citadels, walls and trenches......Page 90
04 Basic theories and principles of place-based crime prevention planning......Page 116
05 American policy and practice......Page 146
07 British policy and practice......Page 208
08 British case studies......Page 244
09 Some Anglo-American comparisons......Page 286
10 The way forward......Page 312
Bibliography......Page 334
Index......Page 352
