Environment Redesigned for Crime Prevention with CPTED Strategies — A Case Study of Typical Chinese Community

Abstract:

Old communities suffer increasing crime rates in China. The original environment layout can not meet the needs of living safety and needs redesign for crime prevention. The theory of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design or CPTED is based on one simple idea that crime results partly from the opportunities presented by physical environment. It is possible to alter the physical environment so that crime is less likely to occur. This paper focuses on CPTED strategies applied to a typical Chinese community for neighborhood renewal. The physical environment problems associated with community crime and fear of crime are first identified. Four distinct ways to implement CPTED strategies are emphasized and discussed in detail individually in the research: community layout, traffic, landscaping and buildings. The paper ends with pending issues and a major lesson that CPTED must be tailored to the specific problems occurring in particular settings.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 584-586)
• Pages: 805-810
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.584-586.805
• Online since: July 2014
• Authors: Cheng Liu
• Keywords: Chinese Community, CPTED, Crime Prevention, Environment, Redesign

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