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  title info:
    non sort: A
    title: study of crime potentials in Taman Melati terrace housing in Kuala Lumpur
    sub title: issues and challenges
  name:
    name part: Elsawahli, Hanan Mohamed Hassan
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author
  name:
    name part: International Islamic University Malaysia
    name part: Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design
  genre: Theses, IIUM local
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: my
    date issued: 2010
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    extent: xv, 145 leaves : illustrations., maps. ; 30 cm.
  abstract: Malaysia has recently been experiencing rapid urbanization. This rapid urbanization is associated with increasing crime problems in towns and cities. Crimes in housing areas has become a fact of life with street crimes increasing, crimes against persons and properties generating considerable fear within the community making safety an issue demanding a critical attention at both local and national level. Recently Malaysia has adopted the “Safe City Program” initiated by the Ministry of Housing with the cooperation of the Federal Department of Town and Country Planning in 2005, which is focused towards achieving four objectives, the most important of which is creating a city free from violence and crime. In order to achieve a the global concern of creating sustainable communities and to assist the implementation of Malaysia's safe city program which highlights the importance of quality of life improvements it is important to address crime and disorder through studies and research. Studies have identified that changes to the built environment and modifications to the space design can effectively affect both residents and offenders perceptions of criminality. Various place-based crime prevention techniques are employed to create a place that is easy to defend. The main aim of the research is to examine the effectiveness of these techniques in providing a safe environment. Two housing locations (AMR and AOS) in Taman-Melati terrace houses were chosen for the study. To achieve the objectives and answer the research questions a triangulation approach was used in which data is obtained from both quantitative methods (questionnaire and observation) and qualitative methods (interviews). The data was analysed using SPSS. Reliability test was carried to examine the reliability of the factors in measuring the safety level. Cross tabulation, t-test, chi-square and correlation were used to identify the impact of the physical factors on the safety level. The findings showed that th…
  note: by Hanan Mohamed Hassan Elsawahli
  note: "A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Architecture and Environmental Design (Urban and Regional Planning)."--On title page.
  note: Also available on 4 3/4 in. computer optical disc.
  note: Thesis (MURP) -- International Islamic University Malaysia, 2010.
  note: Includes bibliographical references (leaves 129-135).
  note: Abstracts in English and Arabic.
  subject:
    geographic code: a-my--
  subject:
    topic: Crime prevention and architectural design
    geographic: Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
  subject:
    topic: Crime prevention
    geographic: Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
  subject:
    topic: Security systems
  classification: HV7434.M4
  identifier: http://studentrepo.iium.edu.my/handle/123456789/2893
  record info:
    record content source: UIAM
    record creation date: 100830
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng