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Having spoken to our Community Safety Officer...
She informs me that lighting of public areas does dramatically reduce
the fear of crime and encourages people to feel safe at night and
frequent light areas.
High end crime where those parties want to operate discretely can be
reduced by lighting. However, antisocial behaviour can increase where
lighting is installed as it encourages young people to gather because
they (paradoxically) feel safer.
I have asked the CSO to see if the Home Office have published any stats.
PJ.
Paul Johnston
Arboriculturist
Fareham Borough Council
www.fareham.gov.uk
01329 236100 ex4451
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From: Tahir [mailto:tahir@xxxxxxxxxx.net]
Sent: 03 July 2008 18:06
To: UK Tree Care
Subject: Re: Lighting Bollards
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TREES: THE KEY TO CLIMATE PROOFING OUR CITIES- London, 10th July 2008.
A 10% increase in urban tree cover could neutralise rising city
temperatures, but large trees with irreplaceable climate-control
benefits
are being lost at an alarming rate. This pioneering conference explores
practical possibilities to reverse tree loss within current planning
framework. It can be done: our objective is to define how to do it.
FINAL
BOOKINGS NOW AT WWW.TREEWORKS.CO.UK/SEMINARS
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It's all about perception though, people feel safer in well lit
environments. I've just had a similar argument with the wife over having
movement triggered floodlights installed on our outbuildings, I think it
would have helped the thieving gits that nicked all our machinery, not
hindered them.
Is there evidence on safety (or criminal activity) vs light levels?
Tahir
David Lofthouse wrote:
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TREES: THE KEY TO CLIMATE PROOFING OUR CITIES- London, 10th July 2008.
A 10% increase in urban tree cover could neutralise rising city
temperatures, but large trees with irreplaceable climate-control
benefits
are being lost at an alarming rate. This pioneering conference
explores
practical possibilities to reverse tree loss within current planning
framework. It can be done: our objective is to define how to do it.
FINAL
BOOKINGS NOW AT WWW.TREEWORKS.CO.UK/SEMINARS
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Has anybody come ocross a scheme or technology that gives light but
is less
environmentally invasive but meets the safety demands of a public
site.
NO.
Or to expand on that, how does a bit of light make a place safer?.
Answer, it doesn't. The mugger can now see you and he or she can see to
get there first.
Even if you use a jar full of glow-worms.
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