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Analysis of Community SafetyConditions of an Old Public HousingProject: Case Studyof Klong Chan Flat, Bangkok |
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| Creator | 1. Tanaphoom Wongbumru 2. Bart Dewancker |
| Title | Analysis of Community SafetyConditions of an Old Public HousingProject: Case Studyof Klong Chan Flat, Bangkok |
| Publisher | Thammasat Printing House |
| Publication Year | 2560 |
| Journal Title | International Journal of Building, Urban, Interior and Landscape Technology |
| Journal Vol. | 9 |
| Page no. | 35-48 |
| Keyword | Community safety,Crime, |
| ISSN | 2228-9135 |
| Abstract | Safety, in regards of all aspects, is considered a major priority to community. Theresidents perceived their safety through physical surroundings of living places. Accordingly,a long-established, old public housing community with open access, Klong Chan Flat, waschosen to be examined regarding safety issues through field survey and questionnaire.The results showed Klong Chan Flat is divided into three scale of safety-concerned areas;dwellings (installed with window and door grilles), buildings (provided with CCTV, lighting,and motorcycle docking), and community (stationed with a police check-point). The overallsatisfaction towards community safety of residents staying in buildings with fully providedCCTV, lighting, motorcycle docking, and unsafe community area resulted in a significantrelationship of these variables at .05. The motorcycle docking and lighting are found to bean important element of building safety with its high correlation value at .631 and .507respectively. In addition, five significant spots evidenced with high criminal incidents wereidentified through an interview from residents and police information. Consequently, moresurveillance must be acted upon and focused on physical conditions as well as buildingmaintenance and management. These results conferred a baseline data of initial investigationof old public housing project towards safety issues. Thus, these significant factors are to bedetermined in terms of safety management to enhance standard and quality of living of theresidents staying in Klong Chan Flat and contributed to more in-depth study afterwards. |
