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Crime and the design of new-build housing.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Town & Country Planning ; 68(7) July 1999, 231-3(3)Publication details: 1999Subject(s): Summary: Discusses the concept of crime prevention through environmental and building design. The authors argue that new-build developments provide an opportunity to evaluate the theory that design can affect crime levels, as originally suggested by Oscar Newman in his book 'Defensible Space'. Statistics.

Discusses the concept of crime prevention through environmental and building design. The authors argue that new-build developments provide an opportunity to evaluate the theory that design can affect crime levels, as originally suggested by Oscar Newman in his book 'Defensible Space'. Statistics.