AYARA, EFE JOANNA and Covenant University, Theses (2021) APPLICATION OF DEFENSIBLE SPACE STRATEGIES IN THE DESIGN OF A SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR OTA. Masters thesis, Covenant University.
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Abstract
The worrisome degree of insecurity in Nigeria has fuelled the rise in crime and the increase in terrorist attacks across the country. Educational institutions such as schools appear to be the primary target of insecurity, making the fundamental business of schools, efficient teaching and learning, difficult to achieve. Defensible space theory is a concept coined by Newman who argued that architectural and environmental design plays a crucial part in increasing or reducing criminality. The study examines the manifestation of the principles of defensible space used in the design of selected secondary schools in Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria. The study made use of both qualitative and quantitative inquiry method. Purposive sampling technique was used in selecting the secondary schools studied in this research. Four schools were pick, two of which were public owned and the other two were privately owned. To pick the sample size of student a combination of purposive and multistage sampling technique was used. Observation guide and photographs were used to collect qualitative data and were analysed using content analysis while questionnaires were used to collect quantitative data and analysed using Statistical package for social science (SPSS). The study revealed that elements of defensible space such as Natural surveillance and Territoriality were implemented and perceived by the respondent to adequate. The study also revealed that the school building had physical deterioration and the road leading to the schools were not well constructed, which indicates that elements such as Image and Milieu were perceived to be inadequate. And finally, the study revealed that the staff and student felt safe within the school. It also revealed that although the staff were satisfied with general level of security in the school, the students were not satisfied
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Defensible space, CPTED, Security, secondary school |
| Subjects: | N Fine Arts > NA Architecture Q Science > Q Science (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Geography |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Hannah Akinwumi |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Nov 2021 12:07 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Nov 2021 12:07 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/15429 |
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