Safety and Security in Transit Environments [electronic resource] : An Interdisciplinary Approach /
Ceccato, Vania.editor.
Newton, Andrew.editor.
Chapter "Crowd Spatial Patterns at Bus Stops: Security Implications and Effects of Warning Messages" is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Chapter "Crowd Spatial Patterns at Bus Stops: Security Implications and Effects of Warning Messages" is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
Machine generated contents note: -- Preface: Crime in Motion; Marcus Felson -- PART I: INTRODUCTION TO SAFETY AND SECURITY IN TRANSIT ENVIRONMENTS -- 1. Aim, Scope, Conceptual Framework and Definitions; Vania Ceccato and Andrew Newton -- 2. Theoretical Perspectives of Safety and Security in Transit Environments; Andrew Newton and Vania Ceccato -- PART II: TRANSPORT NODES AND THE MICRO ENVIRONMENT -- 3. Apple Picking: The Rise of Electronic Device Thefts in Boston Subways; Kendra Gentry -- 4. An Assessment of Guardianship Opportunities as Provided by the Environments of Transit Stations; Adriaan Cornelis Uittenbogaard -- 5. The Geography of Pickpocketing at Bus Stops: An Analysis of Grid Cells; Vania Ceccato, Oded Cats and Qian Wang -- 6. In and Around: Identifying Predictors of Theft Within and Near to Major Mass Underground Transit Systems; Andrew Newton, Henry Partridge and Andy Gill -- PART III: ON THE MOVE: THE TRANSIT JOURNEY -- 7. 'Wolves to the Door' or 'Lambs to the Slaughter'? Crime Opportunity Searches on a New Public Transport System; Christopher M. Sedelmaier -- 8. Adolescents' Fears of Violence in Transit Environments During Daily Activities; Douglas Wiebe, Therese Richmond, Jed Poster, Wensheng Guo, Paul Allison and Charles Branas -- 9. Crowd Spatial Patterns at Bus Stops: Security Implications and Effects of Warning Messages; Re;ka Solymosi, Herve; Borrion, and Taku Fujiyama -- PART IV: TRANSIT SYSTEMS AND THE WIDER URBAN ENVIRONMENT: MESO AND MACRO SETTINGS -- 10. Crime, Transportation and Malignant Mixes; Ward Adams, Christopher R. Herrmann, Marcus Felson -- 11. Public Bus Stops and the Meso Environment: Understanding the Situational Context of Street Robberies; Timothy Hart and Terance Miethe -- 12. Areas Where Vulnerable Public Transit Commuters Reside: A Method for Targeting Crime-Prevention and other Resources to Address Local Area Problems; Sung-suk Violet Yu and Martha Smith -- 13. The Impact of Crime and Neighbourhood Enclosures on Travel Behaviour and Transport Patterns in South Africa; Trudi Smit, Karina Landman and Christoffel Venter -- 14. Crime in and around Metro Transit Stations: Exploring the Utility of Opportunity Theories of Crime; Nancy La Vigne -- 15. Perception of Disorder and Crime, and Responses to Them in Japanese Mega Railway Stations; Seiji Shibata, Kazunori Hanyu, Tomoko Doi Hata, Yoshiko Yamaoka -- PART V: A USER PERSPECTIVE OF TRANSIT SETTINGS -- 16. Intimidated Riders: US Women's Perspectives About Safety in Transit Settings; Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris -- 17. Gender Equality and Safety, a Challenge for Transport Planning: Moving Away from Stereotypes and Stereotypical Attitudes and Habits; Lena Levin -- 18. Sexual Harassment against People with Mental Disabilities in Transit Environments: Implications on Services and Clinics; Antonio Iudici -- 19. Enhancing Mobility and Perceived Safety via ICT: The Case of a Navigation System for Visually Impaired Users; Jana Sochor -- 20. Practical Challenges and New Research Frontiers in Transit Safety and Security; Vania Ceccato and Andrew Newton.
Environmental management.
Criminology.
Crime-Sociological aspects.
Sociology, Urban.
Transportation.
Regional planning.
Urban planning.
Environmental Management.
Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.
Crime and Society.
Urban Studies/Sociology.
Transportation.
Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.