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The safety of public space: urban design guidelines for neighborhood park planning

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Neighborhood parks are recognized as key urban public spaces that potentially add value to adjacent neighborhoods. Safety is an important measure of neighborhood park success, and thereby an important criterion of its social value. However, little empirical research has examined physical attributes of neighborhood park contexts and their correlation with crime. The present research provides an in-depth understanding of the relationship between the morphological context of neighborhood parks, and property/violent crimes. It employed a multiple regression analysis to explore this relationship for 150 neighborhood park contexts within the City of Chicago, revealing that variables associated with high-density, permeability, and mixed-use development do not necessarily correlate with reduced property/violent crime rates. However, some variables representing “traditional neighborhood” characteristics do correlate with lower property/violent crime rates. This study can assist urban designers and planners to develop appropriate urban design guidelines for neighborhood park planning.

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  • Sungduck Lee, 2022. "The safety of public space: urban design guidelines for neighborhood park planning," Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(2), pages 222-240, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rjouxx:v:15:y:2022:i:2:p:222-240
    DOI: 10.1080/17549175.2021.1887323
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    1. Arezou Shafaghat & Salim Ferwati & Ali Keyvanfar, 2022. "COVID-19-Adapted Multi-Functional Corniche Street Design Assessment Model: Applying Global Sensitivity Analysis (GSA) and Adaptability Analysis Methods," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(17), pages 1-27, September.
    2. Jing Zhao & Faziawati Abdul Aziz & Menglin Song & Hui Zhang & Norsidah Ujang & Yi Xiao & Ziyi Cheng, 2024. "Evaluating Visitor Usage and Safety Perception Experiences in National Forest Parks," Land, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-25, August.

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