An evaluation of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) measures in a gated residential area : a pilot survey / Siti Rasidah Md Sakip and Aldrin Abdullah

In gauging Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, observation is often used by researchers in evaluating CPTED elements in residential areas. However, the evaluation on attitude, reaction, belief, responsibility and perception of the residents on CPTED elements are also important to be cons...

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Main Authors: Abdullah, Aldrin, Md Sakip, Siti Rasidah
Format: Article
Published: Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying 2012
Online Access:http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/8761/
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Summary:In gauging Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, observation is often used by researchers in evaluating CPTED elements in residential areas. However, the evaluation on attitude, reaction, belief, responsibility and perception of the residents on CPTED elements are also important to be considered. Therefore, a survey on the perception of residents on CPTED elements was conducted in non-gated and gated residential areas located at Putrajaya and Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor. The results found that the Territoriality and Maintenance dimension achieved a good