QUOTE(eastken @ Nov 5 2014, 08:11 AM)
CPTED make you feel safe

Phase 4 sample..
I've done some reading about CPTED. Initially I thought it was only the effort to plant trees around your taman, so that other vehicles cannot enter, with single entry & exit points. I also thought it's a concept by Msia government. But there's more ! It's already proven in US & other countries ! SO happy to know about this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_prevent...onmental_designCPTED strategies are most successful when they inconvenience the end user the least and when the CPTED design process relies upon the combined efforts of environmental designers, land managers, community activists, and law enforcement professionals. The strategies listed above can't be fulfilled without the community's help and it requires the whole community in the location to make the environment a safer place to live. A meta-analysis of multiple-component CPTED initiatives in the United States has found that they have decreased robberies between 30 and 84% (Casteel and Peek-Asa, 2000)
Design streets to increase pedestrian and bicycle traffic
Place windows overlooking sidewalks and parking lots.
Leave window shades open.
Use passing vehicular traffic as a surveillance asset.
Create landscape designs that provide surveillance, especially in proximity to designated points of entry and opportunistic points of entry.
Use the shortest, least sight-limiting fence appropriate for the situation.
Use transparent weather vestibules at building entrances.
When creating lighting design, avoid poorly placed lights that create blind-spots for potential observers and miss critical areas. Ensure potential problem areas are well lit: pathways, stairs, entrances/exits, parking areas, ATMs, phone kiosks, mailboxes, bus stops, children's play areas, recreation areas, pools, laundry rooms, storage areas, dumpster and recycling areas, etc.
Avoid too-bright security lighting that creates blinding glare and/or deep shadows, hindering the view for potential observers. Eyes adapt to night lighting and have trouble adjusting to severe lighting disparities. Using lower intensity lights often requires more fixtures.
Use shielded or cut-off luminaires to control glare.
Place lighting along pathways and other pedestrian-use areas at proper heights for lighting the faces of the people in the space (and to identify the faces of potential attackers).
Utilizing curved streets with multiple view points to multiple houses entrances as well as making the escape route difficult to follow.