Presenting a Strategic Model of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design in the Suburbs of Hamedan City

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1 Ph.D. in Urban Planning, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran

2 Professor, Department of Urbanism, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran

Abstract

The realization of crime prevention through environmental design in human settlements has always been of great importance throughout history, and effective steps can be taken by using valuable tricks and experiences in environmental design, especially in the peripheral contexts of cities due to security. This research seeks to explain the strategic model of crime prevention through environmental design in the suburbs of Hamadan city. The current study has been conducted with a descriptive-analytical and survey method to infer and evaluate the factors of environmental prevention of crime in the suburbs of Hamadan city. This research, used the questionnaire of citizens (400 people) and experts (25 people) and their analysis, to determine the matrices of internal and external factors, the matrix of situation assessment, and strategic action and presentation of strategies (SWOT), as well as the quantitative strategy planning matrix (QSPM) for prioritizing strategies. Shannon's entropy method was used to analyze the experts' questionnaire. The sample studied in this research included four marginal neighborhoods of Mazdaghine, Hasar, Dizaj, and Khezr, which are the main representatives of marginalization in Hamadan city. The research findings indicate that the strategic position in this research is a competitive strategy (ST). Therefore, these types of strategies should be emphasized more. It is worth mentioning that to deepen the studies and analysis, other strategies have also been analyzed. The results of the research show that among the obtained strategies, the most important and effective strategies are using the opinions of residents and neighborhood council members in the preparation of security-environmental plans that will be implemented and operational under the supervision of experts; developing a comprehensive, purposeful, and unique plan to create a suitable environmental platform; and developing the basic infrastructure of the marginal areas, which are prioritized as important and effective strategies (ST).

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