LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND CRIME PREVENTION MECHANISMS IN THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS OF IKEJA, NIGERIA
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2023-12
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FUOYE PLANNING JOURNAL
Abstract
There have been several incidences of high-profile crime in public buildings leading to loss
of precious lives and properties in Lagos, Nigeria. It is crucial to design buildings and layouts
that closely fit the local context and wider design requirements, including social conditions,
aesthetics, and development and construction constraints. This study is conducted to assess
the relevance of landscape design in preventing crimes in selected housing estates in Ikeja
by applying the principles of CPTED (Crime Prevention through Environmental Design)
and their safety elements that are significant in designing an urban park and buildings. The
research methodology adopted for the study was survey method. Purposive and simple random
sampling techniques were used. The result of the findings reveals that 68% (34) of the
respondents agreed that landscape design can aid in crime prevention in public buildings and
parks. Majority (40%) of the respondents had witnessed Theft and pick pocketing in the study
area. Furthermore, the result of the findings established that majority (66%) of the
respondents include some of these mechanism at the inception of the building design. i.e.
they were part of the original design while 28.57% said that they were retrofitted to meet
security challenges. The paper concluded that the facilities and users were not
adequately secured against serious criminal actions involving use of light arms,
improvised explosive devices or bomb laden vehicles. It is therefore recommended that
upgrading of the existing facilities is needed and use of relevant crime prevention
mechanisms that can impact on terrorism and general crime prevention through proper
collaboration among professional stakeholders.