TY - JOUR PY - 2016// TI - Surveillance by design: assessment using principles of crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) in urban parks JO - Procedia - social and behavioral sciences A1 - Thani, Sharifah Khalizah Syed Othman A1 - Hashim, Nor Hanisah Mohd. A1 - Ismail, Wan Hazwatiamani Wan SP - 506 EP - 514 VL - 234 IS - N2 - This study is conducted to assess the perceived safety of the public during recreational activities in selected urban parks. The objective of this study is to define the Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles and their safety elements that are significant in designing an urban park. The case studies include three different urban parks in the vicinity of Shah Alam City, which are Shah Alam Lake Park in Section 14, Recreational Park in Section 28 and SUK Urban Forest Park in Section 14. Several criteria of CPTED that could contribute to the better park design have been identified.

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LA - en SN - 1877-0428 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2016.10.269 ID - ref1 ER -