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The present study argues that the urban form of affordable housingprojects affects safety and security. The study examines the level ofsafety and security in the Prince Fawaz project proposingrecommendations that enhance it. Theories and approaches concernedwith the environmental crime are initially reviewed. Then, urban andarchitectural features as well as crime rates and patterns aredocumented. Also, trace and behaviour observations are carried out.The observations monitored urban features and behaviours associatedwith crime or fear of crime. Residents’ perceptionof security and fearof crime is extracted through a questionnaire. A Space Syntax isprocessed and linked with the questionnaire and observation outputs.Observations demonstrate a semblance of fear of crime which issupported by records of car and home theft. Although the questionnairereflects a suitable level of security, it points to peripheral spaces andareas around mosques and shops as the less secure. However,enhancing security in the Prince Fawaz project requires urbaninterventions including controlling access to peripheral spaces,reviving areas detected to be unsafe, repositioning elements causingvisual obstacles an

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Author

Professor Dr. Maged Attia

Publisher

Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs

Published

2021

Language

EN

Category

nonfiction