The impact of green space on violent crime in urban environments: an evidence synthesis

M Shepley, N Sachs, H Sadatsafavi, C Fournier… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Can the presence of green space in urban environments reduce the frequency of violent
crime? To ascertain the evidence on this topic, we conducted an in-depth literature review …

Multiscale analysis of the influence of street built environment on crime occurrence using street-view images

HE Zhanjun, Z Wang, Z Xie, L Wu, Z Chen - Computers, Environment and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Assessing the effect of street built environment on crime occurrence is a hot research subject
in environmental criminology, which also plays an important role in crime prevention or even …

The spatial heterogeneity of urban green space inequity from a perspective of the vulnerable: A case study of Guangzhou, China

W Yang, R Yang, S Zhou - Cities, 2022 - Elsevier
Urban green space (UGS) plays an essential role in sustainable urban development and is
closely related to public health and human well-being. The inequity of UGS violates …

[HTML][HTML] Is green space associated with reduced crime? A national-scale study from the Global South

ZS Venter, C Shackleton, A Faull, L Lancaster… - Science of the total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Assumptions about the link between green space and crime mitigation are informed by
literature that overwhelmingly originates in the Global North. Little is known about the …

[HTML][HTML] Gender as a factor differentiating the perceptions of safety in urban parks

P Polko, K Kimic - Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to investigate how gender differentiates the perception of
safety in urban parks. Gender was recognized in relation to selected, most important factors …

Urban greenspace use among adolescents and young adults: An integrative review

R Lyons, A Colbert, M Browning… - Public health nursing, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The purpose of this integrative review was to explore how adolescents and young
adults used the social determinant of the built environment, specifically greenspace, as a …

Prediction of crime rate in urban neighborhoods based on machine learning

J He, H Zheng - Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 2021 - Elsevier
As the impact of crime on the lives of residents has increased, there are a number of
methods for predicting where crime will occur. They tend to explore only the association …

Too old for recreation? How friendly are urban parks for elderly people?

DA Onose, IC Iojă, MR Niță, GO Vânău, AM Popa - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Urbanization and ageing are the two main processes currently shaping the social
environment worldwide. In this context, creating senior friendly cities should be an important …

Is the spatial distribution of urban green space associated with crime in Chicago?

J Ha, DH Choi, LE Darling - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2024 - Elsevier
During past decades, much progress has been made to elucidate the relationship between
the quantity of urban green space and crimes, but less is known about how their spatial …

What is the role of architects and urban planners in crime prevention?

V Ceccato, P Brantingham - Security Journal, 2024 - Springer
In this article, we discuss the role of urban planning professionals in situational crime
prevention. We begin by examining their role as city “shapers” and the reasons behind their …