Applying Environmental Design Approach (CPTED) to Improve Security in Urban Worn Out Texture; Case S

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Applying Environmental Design Approach (CPTED) to Improve Security in Urban Worn Out Texture; Case Study: Urmia Downtown, Iran

Ahmadi B., Afrouz M., Hashemi S.M.

J. Civil Eng. Urban., 5(2): 94-101, 2015; pii:S225204301500017-5

Abstract

Most crime occurs when the perpetrator finds an appropriate opportunity; the opportunities may be due to a factor or a combination of several factors. In many cases, the term of opportunity to commit crime is used with secure together. Security is one of the main sustainable factors of today’s communities, without stability and security, there is no possibility of growth and development for any community and positive achievements will be replaced by negative ones. One of physical solutions to increasing security is crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED), which is currently the most efficient solution to supply physical security through reducing criminal opportunities in urban areas. Worn out textures in cities due to the specific physical and activity characteristics are considered as one of the main crime rise centers. In this study, the factors affecting insecurity and creating criminal opportunities of worn out texture of Urmia downtown have been studied. The research method is analytical-descriptive and the tool of library studies, survey and open questionnaires has been used to collect required data. The research result shows that due to insecurity reasons in the scope of the study, the principles of CPTED approach can be effective in reducing the rate of insecurity. To this end, strategies for enhancing security in the study area using environmental design approach would be proposed at the end.
Keywords: Security, Crime Rise, Worn Out Texture, Crime Prevention, CPTED, Worn Out Texture, Urmia Downtown

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