Background
Newman, Oscar was born on September 30, 1935 in Montreal.
(In The Defensible Space Theory of architect and city plan...)
In The Defensible Space Theory of architect and city planner Oscar Newman encompasses ideas about crime prevention and neighborhood safety. The theory developed in the early 1970s, and he wrote, Defensible Space in 1972.It contains a study from New York showing higher crime rates existed in high-rise apartment buildings than in lower housing projects. This, he concluded, was because residents felt no control or personal responsibility for an area occupied by so many people. Throughout his study, he focused on explaining his ideas on social control, crime prevention, and public health in relation to community design. As defined in his book Design Guidelines for Creating Defensible Space, defensible space is defined as "a term used to describe a residential environment whose physical characteristics-building layout and site plan-function to allow inhabitants themselves to become key agents in ensuring their security." The theory argues that an area is safer when people feel a sense of ownership and responsibility for that piece of a community. He asserts that "the criminal is isolated because his turf is removed" when each space in an area is owned and cared for by a responsible party. If an intruder can sense a watchful community, he feels less secure committing his crime. The idea is that crime and delinquency can be controlled and mitigated through environmental design. Four factors that make a defensible space: Territoriality - the idea that one's home is sacred Natural surveillance - the link between an area's physical characteristics and the residents' ability to see what is happening Image - the capacity of the physical design to impart a sense of security Milieu - other features that may affect security, such as proximity to a police substation or busy commercial area The concept of defensible space is controversial.
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A noted architect and city planner, Oscar Newman now spends his time in the Catskill Mountain region of New York State, pursuing an artistic career.
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Newman, Oscar was born on September 30, 1935 in Montreal.
Bachelor of Architecture, McGill University, Montreal, 1959.
Associate professor architect, city planning Washington University, St. Louis, 1964-1968, Columbia University, New York City, 1968-1970, New York University, 1970-1972, director Institute Planning and Housing, 1970-1972. Executive director, founder Institute Community Design Analysis, New York City, from 1972. Keynote speaker International Crime Prevention Conference, New Zealand, Australia, 2001, Environmental Design Research Conference Harvard University, 1995.
Participant numerous conferences. Feature writer The Mountain Eagle, 2000. Speaker in field.
(A noted architect and city planner, Oscar Newman now spen...)
(In The Defensible Space Theory of architect and city plan...)
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Executive director Interdenominational Housing Program, New York, since 1978. Member board review, board directors Greene Company Council on the Arts, since 1998. Federal court master Yonkers (New York ) housing discrimination case, 1986-1994.
Married Irene Kopper. Children: Paul, Jon, Hinde.