The principle of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) was applied to examine the fear of crime on park users at selected urban parks in Lagos State, Nigeria. The objectives were to evaluate the types of security measures, as well as the types and frequency of crime in urban parks. Incidental sampling technique was employed to gather information from 300 patrons in the parks. In addition, site observations, crime mapping, and interviews with park users as well as managers were used to collect data. Descriptive statistical methods were used for data analysis. Findings revealed that the parks had very few crime generators. In addition, low levels of crime occurrences were observed due to the physical settings and their locations within the city. Although, the majority of the park users (90.4%) felt safe in the parks but still had fear of crime relating to crimes that they had experienced somewhere apart from the parks under study. The study concluded that security-related environmental design attributes had a significant effect on the users’ safety perception of the parks. Suggestions on how to improve safety conditions in the parks were made.
This study provides contextual evidence on recreational noise exposure in a typical Nigerian urban park. It investigated perceived sonic characteristics as well as the spatial noise variations across Agodi Park and Gardens in the city of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Integration of noise mapping and soundscape methods was used to understand the nature of noise being generated in this outdoor setting. Sound Pressure Level (SPL) was used to obtain data from nine major locations within the park. Using a non-probabilistic method of sampling, fifty respondents were selected incidentally to participate in this study. With the aid of an instrument consisting structured questionnaires and observation checklist, information on respondents’ demographic characteristics, their perceptions of the recreational noise, and desirability levels of soundscape in the park was obtained. Recreational noise data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and the Test of Difference (T-test) to investigate time-based variations in the level of noise (morning and evening periods). Although most respondents were oblivious of the noise exposure, findings show that the average sound level in the park was 77 dBA which exceeded the recommended noise limit of 60 dBA expected in recreational parks. The study recommends that soundscape characters should be considered in the design of future urban parks as they would go a long way in improving and enhancing the quality of perceived user’s comfort.
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