Designed features can make cities safer, but getting it wrong can be plain frightening

Monday, August 6, 2018 - 09:00 in Psychology & Sociology

City planners and designers can help make spaces safer in many ways. One strategy is known as Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED, pronounced "sep-ted"). This approach is based on the idea that specific built and social environmental features can deter criminal behaviour.

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