{"product_id":"defensible-space-on-the-move-9781119500438","title":"Defensible Space on the Move","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth theoretically informed and empirically rich,\u003ci\u003eDefensible Space \u003c\/i\u003emakes an important conceptual contribution to policy mobilities thinking, to policy \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e practice, and also to practitioners handling of complex spatial concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCritically examines the geographical concept Defensible Space, which has beeninfluential in designing out crime to date, and has beenapplied to housing estates in the UK, North America, Europe and beyond\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEvaluates themovement\/mobility\/mobilisation of defensible spacefrom the US to the UK and into English housing policy\u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003epractice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExploresthe multiple ways the concept of defensible space was interpreted and implemented, as it circulated from national to local level and within particular English housing estates\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCritiquing and pushing forwards work on policy mobilities, the authors illustrate for the first time how transfer mechanisms worked at both a policy \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e practitioner level\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDrawi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Design against crime? What could be better! This compelling story of where ‘defensible space’ came from, how the idea has changed, and what difference it has made to cities and social life is unputdownable. It turns on a riveting account of the individuals who championed (and some who resisted) the concept – a band of unlikely influencers whose mix of conviction, charisma and common sense became embedded in domestic space.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan J. Smith, Mistress of Girton College and Honorary Professor of Social and Economic Geography, University of Cambridge, UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e‘This book by Loretta Lees and Elanor Warwick is essentially a great detective story – a whodunnit of how allegedly research-based theory can translate into policy and ultimately into accepted practice. There is a cast of many well-known characters whose interaction on the question of whether physical determinism can affect human behaviour is rich and fascinating. With planning and urban design again at the centre of politics, this book is an essential source.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Derbyshire, Chair of HTA Design LLP, Former Past President of RIBA and Historic England Commissioner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e‘Rarely do I savour a book with such enthusiasm, absorbed by the detail and delighted by the presentation. This is the missing text that I have craved – a text that explains, in meticulous detail, how the rather abstract concept of Defensible Space managed to jump the gap between theoretical and practical knowledge and successfully embed itself into practice.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Armitage, Professor of Criminology, University of Huddersfield, UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eDefensible Space on the Move\u003c\/i\u003e is a fine historiography based on meticulous research and a forensic investigative approach to its subject matter. The book will appeal to a broad readership, including academic researchers, policy makers, students, and lay people. The book is seminal in its careful documentation, and discussion, of one of the more important ideas about what the good city is or ought to be. Through a careful assembling of material, the authors have elevated, and enhanced, the understanding about policy mobilities, in which the fluid, often contradictory, and messy nature of practice is highlighted.’\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRob Imrie (reviewing in \u003ci\u003eBuildings \u0026amp; Cities\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Tables viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary of Acronyms ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeries Editors’ Preface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Defensible Space: An Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Defensible Space Is Mobilised in England 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Defensible Space Goes on Trial but Attracts Those in Power 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Operationalising Defensible Space 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study ‘ The Mozart Estate: A Laboratory for Defensible Space’ 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Evaluations of Defensible Space 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Uptake and Resilience of Defensible Space Ideas 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Defensible Space: A Common Sense, Middle-range Theory 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 279\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407066538327,"sku":"9781119500438","price":23.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119500438.jpg?v=1730498058","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/defensible-space-on-the-move-9781119500438","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}