Crime and Fear in Public Places: Towards Safe, Inclusive and Sustainable Cities

Public places are essential to urban life, but they can also be dangerous. This book explores the complexity of patterns of crime and fear in public places, with examples from different cities and countries around the world. It aims to promote safety, inclusivity, resilience, equity, and sustainability in cities and human settlements.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 486 pages
Publication date: 29 April 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

No city environment reflects the meaning of urban life better than a public place. A public place, whatever its nature—a park, a mall, a train platform, or a street corner—is where people pass by, meet each other, and at times become victims of crime. With this book, we submit that crime and safety in public places are not issues that can be easily dealt with within the boundaries of a single discipline. The book aims to illustrate the complexity of patterns of crime and fear in public places with examples of studies on these topics contextualized in different cities and countries around the world. This is achieved by tackling five cross-cutting themes: the nature of the city's environment as a backdrop for crime and fear; the dynamics of individuals' daily routines and their transit safety; the safety perceptions experienced by those who are most in fear in public places; the metrics of crime and fear; and, finally, examples of current practices in promoting safety. All these original chapters contribute to our quest for safer, more inclusive, resilient, equitable, and sustainable cities and human settlements aligned to the Global 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

No city environment reflects the meaning of urban life better than a public place. A public place, whatever its nature—a park, a mall, a train platform, or a street corner—is where people pass by, meet each other, and at times become victims of crime. With this book, we submit that crime and safety in public places are not issues that can be easily dealt with within the boundaries of a single discipline. The book aims to illustrate the complexity of patterns of crime and fear in public places with examples of studies on these topics contextualized in different cities and countries around the world. This is achieved by tackling five cross-cutting themes: the nature of the city's environment as a backdrop for crime and fear; the dynamics of individuals' daily routines and their transit safety; the safety perceptions experienced by those who are most in fear in public places; the metrics of crime and fear; and, finally, examples of current practices in promoting safety. All these original chapters contribute to our quest for safer, more inclusive, resilient, equitable, and sustainable cities and human settlements aligned to the Global 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367517694