Eyes on the street: the role of ‘third places’ in improving perceived neighbourhood safety
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Bosman, Caryl
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This chapter seeks to unravel the multidimensional and interconnected aspects of perceived and actual safety within the context of third places in neighbourhoods. Equipped with relevant identified aspects, several case study neighbourhoods at the Gold Coast in Queensland are studied to test relationships between third places and safety in actual places. Multidimensional aspects do not only apply to safety. Lang (1994) convincingly outlines the interconnected nature of all aspects of the designed and constructed environment underpinned by the inclusive Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs (1943, 1954, 1987). Lang (1994) presents a graphic model which dynamically shows interdependent links between the needs of: physiological provision; safety and security; affiliation; esteem and self-actualization including cognitive and aesthetic needs. He states that ‘the interrelationships form a complex web that shows the futility of any simplistic model of the concerns of urban design’ (Lang 1994 p. 156). Recent researchers confirm Lang’s conclusions, that the constructed environment is a complex interconnection of multidimensional aspects (Del Castillo et al. 2016; Howley et al. 2009; McIndoe et al. 2005).
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Rethinking Third Places: Informal Public Spaces and Community Building
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Holden, G, Eyes on the street: the role of ‘third places’ in improving perceived neighbourhood safety, Rethinking Third Places: Informal Public Spaces and Community Building, 2019, pp. 95-115