Status : Verified
| Personal Name | Sibayan, Flora Mae |
|---|---|
| Resource Title | “Safe Streets Save Lives”: crime prevention through strategic urban streetscape in University Belt, Manila |
| Date Issued | July 2023 |
| Abstract | As the field of design continues to go beyond more than what meets the eye, it consequently transcends broader and wider range of disciplines. The vital role it plays, especially in terms of the overall development process, brings it potentially at the forefront of matters one would not initially think it could encompass. Apart from bringing a sense of security through detailed plans that ensure structural integrity, landscape design is also responsible for addressing safety and security concerns. According to Hall (2016), the process that integrates designing security into architecture is known as "crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED)”. This involves designing the built environment in a way that prevents opportunities for, and fear of, stranger-to-stranger predatory crime. In a country revealed as one with the least safe capital cities in the world with a ranking of 51st out of 60 cities in the 2021 Safe Cities Index, concepts involved in environmental criminology could fundamentally change the way crimes occur in the urban area of the Metro. This study examined place-based crime prevention strategies as a landscape planning solution to the increasing number of urban crimes at the University Belt in Manila. As an approach far different from traditional security design, this research assessed current crime situation at the University Belt through Key Informant Interviews and data records. It also analyzed landscape perception of student respondents in relation to reducing the opportunities for crime through a survey questionnaire. Finally, it optimized gathered data and the generated analysis maps to develop landscape planning interventions in different areas of University Belt particularly along Recto-Mendiola Avenue. All of which proved the impactful role of landscape design in addressing crime concerns around University Belt through spatial analysis and visualization as well as the development of strategic and crime-deterring landscape planning |
| Degree Course | Bachelor of Landscape Architecture |
| Language | English |
| Keyword | Landscape design--University Belt (Manila); Crime prevention--University Belt (Manila); Crime prevention and architectural design--University Belt (Manila) |
| Material Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
Category : F - Regular work, i.e., it has no patentable invention or creation, the author does not wish for personal publication, there is no confidential information.
Access Permission : Open Access