In recent years a new approach has been developed to control and evaluate urban
construction. Investigation of spatial engineering factors and their effects on decreasing …

This paper explores Oscar Newman's Defensible Space (1972) concept of geographical
juxtaposition (GJ) highlighting a significant lack of research within the criminological …

Many researchers have unraveled innovative ways of examining geographic information to
better understand the determinants of crime, thus contributing to an improved understanding …

The issue of urban security is of great importance in city policies and a prerequisite for the
creation of sustainable cities and communities. The pursuit of secure conditions requires the …

Abstract The urban theorist Jane Jacobs related the presence of people with street safety,
coining the expression “eyes on the street” and connecting it with morphological …

Metod Denna studie bygger på inhämtning av underlag och belägg med fyra olika metoder:
litteraturöversikt, enkätundersökningar, intervjuer och fallstudier. Litteraturöversikt-Inom …

The emerging research on urban morphology provide sufficient explorations that result in a
better understanding of crime areas and fear of crime in cities. Despite the effort so far, the …

Crime is a manifestation of incivility that society attempts to curb, yet faces enormous
challenges, as crime is a by-product of urbanization and human advancement. As more …

This chapter discusses the extant theories used to interpret the occurrence of crime and fear
in public places, which are set out within the framework suggested in the previous chapter …

In post-pandemic, climate-changing societies, the presence of urban greenspace assumes
paramount functions, at the same time that socio-economic crises and shocks augment …