Table des matières
Tunde Agbola
Preface
2. Urban violence & urban design: Infrastructures in Time and Space
- Introduction
- Theoretical Perspectives
- The concept of fear
- Defensible space: An alternative to fear
- Literature Review
- Meaning and conceptualization of urban violence
- Classification of Violence
- The Patterning of Crime
- The Cost of Crime
- Prevention of Crime
- Crime prevention through social development
- Crime Prevention through Environmental Design
- Territorial Behaviour Strategy
- Surveillance Strategy
- Lighting
- Security Barriers
- Landscaping
- Scare Tactics
4. Coping mechanisms
- Introduction
- Characteristics of Urban Violence in Lagos
- Characteristics of Victims of Residential Burglary
- Crime Coping Mechanisms of Individual Households
- Crime Coping Mechanisms by Neighbourhoods
- Violence and Feelings of Insecurity in Lagos
- Factors Influencing Feelings of Insecurity in the Residential Neighbourhoods
Appendices
Appendix One
A harvest of assassinationsAppendix Two
Bomb explosions in NigeriaAppendix Four
Questions for private security companies and agencies