Relationship Between Street Design and Human Behaviour in Making Cities Safe for Women

Norhafizah Abdul Rahman; Maimon Ali; Izham Ghani

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v4i11.1741

Authors

Norhafizah Abdul Rahman Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0422-5832
Maimon Ali Department of Town and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Izham Ghani Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5233-7700

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i11.1741

Keywords:

women safety, urban design, safe cities, behavioural study

Abstract

Integrating women safety in the urban street environment is critical in creating good quality living to improve living standard. This paper discusses women needs and characteristics of urban streets that can affect women behaviour. The objectives of this paper are to identify the characters of the urban environment in making streets safe for women and establishing the characteristics of safe urban street environment for women. This study is conducted using a mixed methodology to identify the relationship between urban street design and women behaviour. This paper will contribute towards safe urban street design with an excellent urban environment and dynamic economic activities.Â

Keywords: women safety; urban design; safe cities; behavioural studyÂ

eISSN: 2398-4287 Â© 2019. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peerâ€“review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
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