Crime prevention through environmental design program's implementation and its effects on the liveability of Kuala Lumpur City centre
Livable city is referred to as the quality of living in an area that contributes towards a safe, healthy and enjoyable place. The Safe City and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) programs were implemented to address this issue. However, due to the rising crime index in 2004, it is...
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my.utm.378682017-02-05T06:04:28Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/37868/ Crime prevention through environmental design program's implementation and its effects on the liveability of Kuala Lumpur City centre Shamsuddin, Shuhana A. Z., Natasha A. H., Nur Rasyiqah Abdul Aziz, Norsiah Q Science (General) Livable city is referred to as the quality of living in an area that contributes towards a safe, healthy and enjoyable place. The Safe City and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) programs were implemented to address this issue. However, due to the rising crime index in 2004, it is questionable whether CPTED had successfully been implemented in this country especially in Kuala Lumpur. This paper discusses the role of CPTED in making Kuala Lumpur a liveable city and to assess the awareness and understanding among the citizens and the local authorities on CPTED program. The study was conducted among the professionals and staffs of Kuala Lumpur City Hall as they are the real implementers who are also responsible to inform the community of the CPTED programs. The findings revealed that, there is still a lack of understanding of CPTED program that affects the success of this program in increasing the safety levels of Kuala Lumpur to make the city more liveable. 2014 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Shamsuddin, Shuhana and A. Z., Natasha and A. H., Nur Rasyiqah and Abdul Aziz, Norsiah (2014) Crime prevention through environmental design program's implementation and its effects on the liveability of Kuala Lumpur City centre. In: 2013 2nd Global Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, GCCSEE 2013, 28 September 2013 through 29 September 2013, Shenzhen, China. (Submitted) |
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Livable city is referred to as the quality of living in an area that contributes towards a safe, healthy and enjoyable place. The Safe City and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) programs were implemented to address this issue. However, due to the rising crime index in 2004, it is questionable whether CPTED had successfully been implemented in this country especially in Kuala Lumpur. This paper discusses the role of CPTED in making Kuala Lumpur a liveable city and to assess the awareness and understanding among the citizens and the local authorities on CPTED program. The study was conducted among the professionals and staffs of Kuala Lumpur City Hall as they are the real implementers who are also responsible to inform the community of the CPTED programs. The findings revealed that, there is still a lack of understanding of CPTED program that affects the success of this program in increasing the safety levels of Kuala Lumpur to make the city more liveable. |
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Crime prevention through environmental design program's implementation and its effects on the liveability of Kuala Lumpur City centre |
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