Gyeonggi Province Promotes Crime Prevention Urban Environmental Design Project in Suwon's Maesan-dong and 4 Other Cities/Counties
Suwon NewsPublished 2020.03.27 06:22
Implementation of Gyeonggi Province CPTED project tailored to regional conditions and business management operations
[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province announced on the 27th that it will implement the 'Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)' project in five cities and counties across the province this year with an investment of 2.5 billion won.
CPTED analyzes the relationships between perpetrators, targets (victims), and locations (environmental characteristics), and implements appropriate design to prevent crime directly and reduce fear of crime, as well as establishes defensive space composition.
The target areas for this year's project are five locations: 'Maesan-dong, Suwon City,' a densely populated area of foreign residents, and Mabok-dong in Yongin City, Changjeon-dong in Icheon City, Sutek-dong in Guri City, and Cheongpyeong-myeon in Gapyeong County, which have concentrated old housing and multi-family residential buildings and vulnerable infrastructure.
The province previously received applications for desired areas through a competition for cities and counties in January, and selected final project sites by evaluating safety vulnerability levels, resident participation willingness, project validity, and potential development as a standard model.
The project will be carried out through basic design processes involving gathering opinions from residents and related agencies such as police stations, and analyzing environmental characteristics by region. Residents will participate in all processes from the design stage to construction, and the province plans to enhance the completeness of the project through consultation with CPTED experts.
Specific project contents include improving worn-out fences, expanding lighting in alleys, installing CCTV and emergency bells for crime prevention, and organizing resident community spaces such as park, vacant land, and abandoned house improvement.
Meanwhile, the province has been selecting 2-5 locations annually through competition since 2014, implementing crime prevention urban environmental design projects in a total of 26 locations with an investment of 12.5 billion won.
The target areas for this year's project are five locations: 'Maesan-dong, Suwon City,' a densely populated area of foreign residents, and Mabok-dong in Yongin City, Changjeon-dong in Icheon City, Sutek-dong in Guri City, and Cheongpyeong-myeon in Gapyeong County, which have concentrated old housing and multi-family residential buildings and vulnerable infrastructure.
The province previously received applications for desired areas through a competition for cities and counties in January, and selected final project sites by evaluating safety vulnerability levels, resident participation willingness, project validity, and potential development as a standard model.
The project will be carried out through basic design processes involving gathering opinions from residents and related agencies such as police stations, and analyzing environmental characteristics by region. Residents will participate in all processes from the design stage to construction, and the province plans to enhance the completeness of the project through consultation with CPTED experts.
Specific project contents include improving worn-out fences, expanding lighting in alleys, installing CCTV and emergency bells for crime prevention, and organizing resident community spaces such as park, vacant land, and abandoned house improvement.
Meanwhile, the province has been selecting 2-5 locations annually through competition since 2014, implementing crime prevention urban environmental design projects in a total of 26 locations with an investment of 12.5 billion won.
Song Hae-chung, Director of the Architecture and Design Division of Gyeonggi Province, said, "Based on the Gyeonggi Province Crime Prevention Urban Environmental Design Basic Plan and guidelines established in January, we plan to continuously expand the project to vulnerable areas, foreign resident-concentrated areas, and women's safety zones within the province," adding, "We will create a safe and pleasant residential environment where residents can feel the difference by blocking crime."
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