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Safe Cities: Guidelines for Planning, Design, and Management - Hardcover

Gerde R. Wekerle

 
9780442012694: Safe Cities: Guidelines for Planning, Design, and Management

Synopsis

Many civic leaders in North America and Europe realize that tackling urban crime involves more than adding to the police force. Now, innovative, environmentally based approaches to the crisis have made encouraging progress. Detailing new strategies, this first–of–its–kind handbook shows how smarter urban design and management can be strong deterrents to many site–specific crimes.

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Synopsis

Designed to be a starting point in the offensive against crime, this book aims to show how the right urban design, planning, and management changes can be a strong deterrent to many site-specific crimes. It explores how city planners, community groups and the private sector can all contribute.

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