Recent developments in the anti-graffiti coatings: An attentive review

S Amrutkar, A More, S Mestry, ST Mhaske - Journal of Coatings …, 2022 - Springer
An anti-graffiti coating (AGC) is a protective layer applied on the surface (all types including
cultural heritage and metallics) to limit possible vandalism phenomena. AGCs are one of the …

Strategies in use to reduce incivilities, provide security and reduce crime in urban parks

JG McCormick, SM Holland - Security journal, 2015 - Springer
Crime and fear of crime continues to increase in recreational settings. However, research on
the implementation of crime prevention programs in urban parks is scarce. This study …

Utilising urban gamification for sustainable crime prevention in public spaces: A citizen participation model for designing against vandalism

AMS MOHAMMED, Y Hirai - International Journal of …, 2021 - catalog.lib.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Accepted: 28 January 2021 In order to create secured urban spaces, public safety need to
be considered as the duty of citizens as well as official authorities. Therefore, this research …

A sprayable protective coating for marble with water-repellent and anti-graffiti properties

D Kronlund, M Linden, JH Smått - Progress in Organic Coatings, 2016 - Elsevier
A pore-lining coating method for marble stone surfaces based on the fluorosurfactant
Capstone FS-63 has been optimized for application through spray coating by tuning the …

A Natural Experiment of the Prince Hypothesis on Classroom Vandalism

WA Chernoff - Journal of Applied Security Research, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The Prince Hypothesis, popularized in the television show The Simpsons, claims
that greater visibility reduces vandalism. While environmental criminology makes similar …

The key to improving the beauty of the giant retaining wall in valleys: Increasing visual extension

J Song, Y Zhou, W Xiao, Q Zeng, Y Wu, H Song - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The retaining wall is a passive engineering measure to prevent and control unsafe factors
caused by rock collapse in the valleys. Existing studies have mainly focused on its functional …

Study of the effect of three anti-graffiti products on the physical properties of different substrates

A Moura, I Flores-Colen, J De Brito - Construction and Building Materials, 2016 - Elsevier
To protect the surface of materials from the effects of graffiti paints, there are anti-graffiti
products that prevent the penetration of these paints into the pore system of the substrates …

[PDF][PDF] A sociolinguistic analysis of graffiti written in Shona and English found in selected urban areas of Zimbabwe

H Mangeya - 2014 - academia.edu
Various researches across the world have established that graffiti writing is a universal
social practice. The actual occurrence or manifestation of graffiti is however far from being …

The impact of lighting on vandalism in hot climates: The case of the Abu Shagara Vandalised Corridor in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

E Mushtaha, R Ayssar Nahlé, M Bin Saifan, H Altan - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
This study mainly discusses how the immature behaviour of a part of the society, resulting in
vandalism, affects the building aesthetics and design features in the districts of the city of …

Graffiti Identification System Using Low-Cost Sensors

M García García, MA González Arrieta… - 2024 - reunir.unir.net
This article introduces the possibility of studying graffiti using a colorimeter developed with
Arduino hardware technology according to the Do It Yourself (DIY) philosophy. Through the …