A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
The report draws on architect Oscar Newman's experience carrying out and analyzing Defensible Space projects since the early 1970s. This publication provides an expert review of the Defensible Space concept and three step-by-step case studies to help communities redesign neighborhoods for greater safety. These case studies focus on: the redevelopment of a public housing project in the Bronx; the reorganization of an urban grid of residential streets to create mini neighborhoods in Dayton, Ohio; and on the dispersal of 200 high-rise public housing families into scattered sites in middle-class neighborhoods of Yonkers, New York. Defensible Space theory encompasses a wide range of planning and design strategies that focus attention on reassigning the perceived ownership of residential space. When common spaces associated with high-rise housing lack clear owners or are open to too many users, residents cannot assert responsibility for their safety and maintenance and these places are left vulnerable to crime and vandalism.
The report draws on architect Oscar Newman's experience carrying out and analyzing Defensible Space projects since the early 1970s. This publication provides an expert review of the Defensible Space concept and three step-by-step case studies to help communities redesign neighborhoods for greater safety. These case studies focus on: the redevelopment of a public housing project in the Bronx; the reorganization of an urban grid of residential streets to create mini neighborhoods in Dayton, Ohio; and on the dispersal of 200 high-rise public housing families into scattered sites in middle-class neighborhoods of Yonkers, New York. Defensible Space theory encompasses a wide range of planning and design strategies that focus attention on reassigning the perceived ownership of residential space. When common spaces associated with high-rise housing lack clear owners or are open to too many users, residents cannot assert responsibility for their safety and maintenance and these places are left vulnerable to crime and vandalism.
Creating Defensible Space
O. Newman (author)
1996
146 pages
Report
No indication
English
Economic & Community Development , Fire Services, Law Enforcement, & Criminal Justice , Social Concerns , Urban development , Crime prevention , Residential area , Public housing , Case studies , Urban renewal , Urban planning , New York , Ohio , Community development , Neighborhoods , Dayton(Ohio) , Bronx(New York) , Yonkers(New York)
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