TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - A safer city centre for all? Senses of 'community safety' in Newcastle upon Tyne
JO  - Geoforum
A1  - Pain, Richard
A1  - Townshend, Tim
SP  - 105
EP  - 119
VL  - 33
IS  - 1
N2  - In recent years, many city authorities in Europe and North America have sought to attract people back to city centers for leisure, shopping, business and residence. The planning measures commonly adopted take explicit account of issues of crime and safety. The concept of 'community safety' as applied to the city center is problematic, however, as users have diverse lifestyles, interests and values which impact on their own and others' safety. This paper reports on a study of the experiences and perceptions of safety of different groups of city center users in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. While social identities and roles shaped the extent of concern and subsequent impacts on people's use of the city center space, the research suggested that many concerns are genuinely shared. The paper investigates the congruence of a range of planning strategies with city center users' safety concerns. Situational measures were viewed with skepticism, as fear centers on the presence and behavior of others.<p />
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SN  - 0016-7185
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0016-7185(01)00025-2
ID  - ref1
ER  -