Crime Prevention Through Housing Design / Edition 1

by Dr Paul Stollard

Overview

This book provides specific guidance for architects, planners, and housing managers on designing to deter crime. While every estate and neighbourhood has different problems which require unique solutions, the process which leads to the solutions will be the same.

This book provides specific guidance for architects, planners, and housing managers on designing to deter crime. While every estate and neighbourhood has different problems which require unique solutions, the process which leads to the solutions will be the same.
The first three chapters review the various theories of crime prevention through design, and abstract from them a series of six key principles which can be applied to all housing projects. The remaining five chapters outline the practical application of these principles in the assessment, design and construction processes.
The text of this book has been compiled and updated from two educational packages produced by the Institute of Advanced Architectural Studies and the Safe Neighbourhoods Unit. These were Safe as Houses (1988) and Safer Neighbourhoods (1989). Videos produced as part of those educational packages are available for use with this book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780419153702
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/17/1991
Pages:	108
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction Design and Crime Theories of Security Design Designing to Deter The layout of new housing Upgrading existing estates: assessment process Upgrading Existing Estates: management process (new) Detailed design process Construction process Conclusion Videos Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

"Theories of safe neighbourhoods...expertly reviewed in a newly published book, Crime prevention through housing design." - Building homes supplement

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