The Effects of Visibility on Fear of Crime in Schools′ Interior Environments. Issue 3 (1st September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lee, Soyeon; Ha, Mikyoung
• Is Part Of: Journal of Asian architecture and building engineering. Volume 15:Issue 3(2016)
• Page Start: 527
• Page End: 534
• Publication Date: 2016-09-01
• Subjects: fear of crime -- visibility -- school interior environment -- space syntax -- geographic information system (GIS); Structural engineering -- East Asia -- Periodicals; Architectural design -- East Asia -- Periodicals; Architectural design; Structural engineering; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 720.95
• DOI: 10.3130/jaabe.15.527
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1346-7581

Abstract

Abstract : In any given environment, visibility is a critical element that affects fear of crime. This study provides empirical evidence of the effects of visibility on fear of crime within elementary schools using a quantitative analysis. Spots in which children felt fear were identified, and their characteristics were analyzed according to the four visibility dimensions of: visual connectivity and visual integration, each with and without visible distance restrictions. One finding was that fear of crime was high in the areas where visibility was either extremely low or extremely high, resulting in a relationship that can be expressed as a U-shaped graph. In addition, fear of crime was associated with visibility in relation to human behaviors as well as built environments. Finally, the visibility distance was also found to be an important element affecting fear of crime.