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Street design and women’s safety perception

Urbanization is a process that creates many opportunities as well as threats. It is a process that will keep on continuing as population rate, migration, economic and social pattern are changing. Along with urbanization, demand for sustainable development and public space is crucial. Streets are imp...

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Main Authors: Rashid, S. A., Wahab, M. H., Wan Mohd. Rani, W. N. M.
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Published: Malaysian Institute Of Planners 2017
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T Technology (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/81340/
http://www.planningmalaysia.org/index.php/pmj/article/view/313
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spelling my.utm.813402019-08-04T04:47:57Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/81340/ Street design and women’s safety perception Rashid, S. A. Wahab, M. H. Wan Mohd. Rani, W. N. M. T Technology (General) Urbanization is a process that creates many opportunities as well as threats. It is a process that will keep on continuing as population rate, migration, economic and social pattern are changing. Along with urbanization, demand for sustainable development and public space is crucial. Streets are important public space in a city. It is a network for many kind of activities. Design of streets affects the way people use it as well as their perception on safety. As a public space, safety is an important factor to consider. A safe public space will create a liveable environment. Feeling safe is important for human being due to the fact the built environment does affect our perception. Gender plays a role in safety perception where women perceive their environment differently. This study focuses on the importance of street as public space in contributing towards safety perception. In order to evaluate the phenomenon, a mixed method approach was adopted. Four streets in the city centre which are important public space with trading activities, connected to educational institution, offices and other economic activities were chosen. 120 questionnaire were distributed and direct observation were conducted in order to evaluate the phenomenon. Findings revealed that physical elements in the street do affect safety perception. Malaysian Institute Of Planners 2017 Article PeerReviewed Rashid, S. A. and Wahab, M. H. and Wan Mohd. Rani, W. N. M. (2017) Street design and women’s safety perception. Planning Malaysia, 15 (4). pp. 13-20. ISSN 1675-6215 http://www.planningmalaysia.org/index.php/pmj/article/view/313
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topic T Technology (General)
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Rashid, S. A.
Wahab, M. H.
Wan Mohd. Rani, W. N. M.
Street design and women’s safety perception
description Urbanization is a process that creates many opportunities as well as threats. It is a process that will keep on continuing as population rate, migration, economic and social pattern are changing. Along with urbanization, demand for sustainable development and public space is crucial. Streets are important public space in a city. It is a network for many kind of activities. Design of streets affects the way people use it as well as their perception on safety. As a public space, safety is an important factor to consider. A safe public space will create a liveable environment. Feeling safe is important for human being due to the fact the built environment does affect our perception. Gender plays a role in safety perception where women perceive their environment differently. This study focuses on the importance of street as public space in contributing towards safety perception. In order to evaluate the phenomenon, a mixed method approach was adopted. Four streets in the city centre which are important public space with trading activities, connected to educational institution, offices and other economic activities were chosen. 120 questionnaire were distributed and direct observation were conducted in order to evaluate the phenomenon. Findings revealed that physical elements in the street do affect safety perception.
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Wahab, M. H.
Wan Mohd. Rani, W. N. M.
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Wahab, M. H.
Wan Mohd. Rani, W. N. M.
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title Street design and women’s safety perception
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title_full Street design and women’s safety perception
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publisher Malaysian Institute Of Planners
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url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/81340/
http://www.planningmalaysia.org/index.php/pmj/article/view/313
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