Using a Geographic Information System to evaluate the effects of urban greening on crime /
In 1995, there were a total of 13.9 million crimes raphics.
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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1998.
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| Summary: | In 1995, there were a total of 13.9 million crimes raphics. reported to law enforcement agencies in the United States. This staggering number reveals the necessity for research pertaining to crime in Urban America. Many studies have also revealed the positive effect natural environments play on the physiological and psychological well-being of humans. The results of these studies brought about an onset of studies looking at whether the positive effects of natural environments would affect a person's tendency to perform a criminal act. Localized studies began to reveal that when people were exposed to natural environments, they gained a value of self-worth that would lower their tendencies to perform criminal ants as well as to try and prevent others from doing the same. This study investigated whether the results from localized studies could be applied to urban areas as a whole. The objectives included investigating whether a statistical relationship existed between the severity of crimes and the amount of green surrounding the crime scene, as well as the number of comes and the amount of green in which they occur. This would be achieved by developing a new methodology for investigating this issue. This research used a Geographic Information System to develop this new methodology for investigating crime and urban greening. Data pertaining to crime, income levels, greenness levels. and city data, etc. were collected to assist in answering the above objectives. Once the data was incorporated into the GIS. the data was analyzed using a correlation test and Principal Component Analysis. A significant correlation existed between the number of crimes and the amount of green in which they occurred. As greenness increased in the urban area of Austin, the number of crimes decreased. There was no correlation found between the amount of green surrounding a crime scene and the severity of the crime or the income level where the crime occurred. |
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| Item Description: | Vita. "Major subject: Forestry". |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 69 leaves : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 61-67). |