Crime and the design of residential property – exploring the theoretical background - Part 1

Property Management

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 136-164

  Cozens, Paul ^a   Hillier, David ^a   Prescott, Gwyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crime; Design; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986082538     PISSN: 02637472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02637470110388235     Document Type: Article

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