Research identifies various place features (eg, bars, schools, public transportation stops)
that generate or attract crime. What is less clear is how the spatial influence of these place …

Sustainability now influences government policy in the UK, Australia and USA and planning
policy currently advocates high density, mixed-use residential developments in 'walkable' …

Objectives The present study tests hypotheses regarding the moderating influence of
neighborhood-level criminal opportunity on the relationship between crime generators and …

Understanding how offenders choose a crime location is a classic criminological topic.
However, previous research on offenders' crime location choice did not consider the impacts …

Objectives A fairly robust body of evidence suggests that hotspots policing is an effective
crime prevention strategy. In this paper, we present contradictory evidence of a backfiring …

Using variables recorded by the police on when and where violent crime and disorder occur,
the paper emphasizes the value of using a combination of different types of micro-spatial …

Urban planners frequently adhere to 'park minimum standards' to ensure that public health
and environmental benefits associated with greenspace are socially equitable. These …

The epidemic of obesity in American cities has alarmed public health professionals.
Attention has been cast on the importance of leading an active life for good health, so …

People's perception of crime and incivilities vary considerably depending on their attitudes
towards environmental conditions. This paper investigated the hypothesised relationships …

Debates over definitions of urban graffiti as either 'street art'or 'vandalism'tend to focus on
either contributions to the field of artistic practice or violations of a legal code. This paper …