Building safer communities – reducing crime through environmental planning and design

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dc.contributor.author Kruger, Tinus
dc.date.accessioned 2009-06-04T12:56:23Z
dc.date.available 2009-06-04T12:56:23Z
dc.date.issued 2005-09
dc.description Authors of papers in the proceedings and CD-ROM ceded copyright to the IAHS and UP. Authors furthermore declare that papers are their original work, not previously published and take responsibility for copyrighted excerpts from other works, included in their papers with due acknowledgment in the written manuscript. Furthermore, that papers describe genuine research or review work, contain no defamatory or unlawful statements and do not infringe the rights of others. The IAHS and UP may assign any or all of its rights and obligations under this agreement. en_US
dc.description.abstract Paper presented at the XXXIII IAHS World Congress on Housing, 27-30 September 2005,"Transforming Housing Environments through Design", University of Pretoria. en_US
dc.description.abstract ABSTRACT: The paper deals with the relationship between crime and the physical (built) environment and specifically the housing environment in poorer communities. It discusses the concept of crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) with respect to its theoretical approach, its basic principles and its application within the South African context. The strengths and limitations of this approach are also addressed.
dc.format.extent Presentation consists of 8 pages. en_US
dc.format.medium This paper was transformed from the original CD ROM created for this conference. The material on the CD ROM was published using Adobe Acrobat technology. en_US
dc.identifier.citation Kruger, T 2005, 'Building safer communities – reducing crime through environmental planning and design', paper presented at XXXIII IAHS World Congress on Housing 2005 - Transforming Housing Environments through Design (HUE), University of Pretoria. en_US
dc.identifier.isbn 1-86854-627-6
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/10376
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher IAHS en_US
dc.rights Copyright shared by: International Association for Housing science, Coral Gables/Miami, Florida 33134, USA University of Pretoria (UP), Hillcrest, Pretoria 0002, South Africa en_US
dc.subject Housing en_US
dc.subject Crime prevention en_US
dc.subject Safer communities en_US
dc.subject Sustainable human settlements en_US
dc.subject CPTED en_US
dc.subject Environmental design en_US
dc.title Building safer communities – reducing crime through environmental planning and design en_US
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dc.type Presentation en_US


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