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- Title
Danger, distance, and desirability.
- Authors
Mattson, Mark; Rengert, George
- Abstract
The article reports on the results of a survey of residents in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania about their perceptions on the link between reception of danger and judgments about distance of routes in inner city neighborhoods. Findings revealed the strong relationship between perceived fear and bad experiences of the respondents in the neighborhoods of the zoo and the civic center. The researchers also found a correlation between perceived distance and perceived danger or fear given the constant topological features such as physical barriers and turns in the path. The study suggests that the respondents' fear of the journey, route distance, and desirability of the destination partly determine their choice of whether to use a facility.
- Subjects
PHILADELPHIA (Pa.); PENNSYLVANIA; HOUSEHOLD surveys; DANGER perception; INNER cities; NEIGHBORHOODS; ZOOS; CIVIC centers
- Publication
European Journal on Criminal Policy & Research, 1995, Vol 3, Issue 3, p70
- ISSN
0928-1371
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/BF02242929