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STRATEGIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GATED COMMUNITY HOUSING IN THE CONTEXT OF A SAFE TOWNSHIP AND CPTED
Dr. Zurinah Tahir, Dr. Khadijah Hussin
Abstract :
<p><p>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;A safe township is one that is free from all forms of physical, social and mental threats. The local environment should&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div&gt;engender an atmosphere of wellbeing, with the residents enjoying security, prosperity, health and contentment.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;In a real&amp;ndash;life situation, however, town&amp;ndash;planning has often been a subject of criticism by sociologists, who argue that&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;contemporary urban planning tends to emphasize only the physical concepts and designs. This leads inevitably to increasing crime rates,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;especially those that involve violence and property loss. The social problems that have resulted point to planners having failed to anticipate and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;address the emerging problems related to crime. Town planners only cater to the physical aspects of their work; they lack due consideration for&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;the social facets in the planning of townships, their designs and their surroundings. Hence, the safe city concept that can be achieved through&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;the implementation of CPTED should be incorporated into security planning when developing gated community housing. This would not only&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;reduce the incidence of crime and the fear of crime but also offer a better lifestyle for residents.&lt;/div&gt;</p></p>
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Zurinah Tahir, Khadijah Hussin STRATEGIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GATED COMMUNITY HOUSING IN THE CONTEXT OF A SAFE TOWNSHIP AND CPTED Global Journal For Research Analysis, Vol: 4, Issue: 4 April 2015
