All of these problems have greater affects on a child, as the exposure per pound of body weight is greater for children than adults. Panelists reviewed case studies of successful infill developments. As we build downtown sports areas, hotels and convention centers, we provide enhanced security for tourists while cloaking social problems. Inner-city neighborhoods have been the soft underbelly of central cities. Before we force dense multifamily housing in these neighborhoods, we need to assure assistance to residents in improving their social skills and upgrading their community's infrastructure, schools and libraries.
Good design can help overcome some fears about personal safety and being victimized by crime.
The bad decisions of the past have served to multiply residents' fear for personal safety. City codes must be changed to accept differences in culture. If you want people to be neighbors, then you build to encourage it.