Crime and Planning
Building Socially Sustainable Communities
1. Auflage
Erschienen am 7. November 2012
206 Seiten
978-1-4398-7167-6 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
The form and layout of a built environment has a significant influence on crime by creating opportunities for it and, in turn, shaping community crime patterns. Effective urban planners and designers will consider crime when making planning and design decisions. A co-publication with the American Planning Association, Crime and Planning:
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Auflage
1. Auflage
Sprache
Englisch
Verlagsort
New York
USA
Verlagsgruppe
Taylor & Francis Inc
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Urban planners, criminal justice prevention professionals, public administrators and policy makers, professionals in construction and facilities housing.
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37 s/w Abbildungen, 11 s/w Tabellen
37 b/w images and 11 tables
ISBN-13
978-1-4398-7167-6 (9781439871676)
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Derek J. Paulsen, PhD is currently the first ever commissioner of planning, preservation and development for the City of Lexington, KY as well as a pro?fessor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Eastern Kentucky University. In his prior work as the director of the Center for Crime and the Built Environment (CABE) at Eastern Kentucky University, Paulsen worked with numerous police agencies on crime analysis and crime prevention issues. In addition to his work as commissioner, Dr. Paulsen is active in research on crime analysis, crime prevention, and urban planning issues. He is the lead author of two books on the spatial analysis of crime data as well as numerous articles dealing with crime mapping and crime prevention issues that have appeared in such journals as Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, and International Journal of Police Science and Management. A frequent presenter on crime mapping and crime prevention topics at both academic and professional conferences, Dr. Paulsen has been an invited speaker at numerous international conferences including the NIJ MAPS Conference, NIJ Conference, United Kingdom Crime Mapping Conference, and the American Planning Association Conference.
Inhalt
Introduction. Why a Disconnect? Crime, Planning, and Sustainability. Structure of This Book. A Brief Overview of Crime and Crime Issues. Major Issues in Crime and Urban Planning. Redefining Sustainability. Redefining and Refocusing Sustainable Communities. Integrating Crime Prevention into a Socially Sustainable Planning Program. Current Crime Prevention-Planning Programs. Integrating Crime Prevention into the Everyday Planning Process. Tools for Understanding Context. Design Guidance. Planning Policy and Socially Sustainable Communities. Smart Growth. Form-Based Codes. Suburban Retrofitting. Case Studies. Residential Neighborhood Case Study. Retail District Case Study.
