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Item MANIFESTATION OF DEFENSIBLE SPACE IN LAGOS STATE DEVELOPMENT AND PROPERTY COOPERATION HOUSING ESTATES, LAGOS, NIGERIA(International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology Volume 9, Issue 12, 2018) Jegede, Foluke; Ibem, E. O.; Oluwatayo, A. A.It is known that some planning and design strategies are effective in preventing and controlling crime in housing environment if properly implemented through the principles and elements of defensible space. However, there are very few studies that examined the extent to which the elements of defensible space have been implemented in the planning, design and construction of residential areas in a developing country like Nigeria. Therefore, this study investigated the manifestation of defensible space in public housing using 14 housing estates constructed by the Lagos State Development and Property Corporation (LSDPC) in Lagos, Nigeria as case studies. A survey of 1036 housing units and residents was conducted using questionnaire, observation schedule, and photographic materials as principal data gathering instruments. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics, factors, and thematic content analyses. The result reveals that most of the housing units in the estates are multiple story blocks, with shared facilities like stairwells, balconies, and car parks with little or no boundary demarcations. The factor analysis identified 14 different dimensions of manifestation of defensible space in the estates with the top three being planning and maintenance; territoriality and boundary markers; and communal activities. This implies that architects and other built environment professionals involved in mass housing development should pay adequate attention to these aspects in order to enhance the level of security in urban residential neighbourhood in Nigeria.Item Users’ Perception of Compliance of Security Features with Defensible Space Principles in Selected Secondary Schools in Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria(3rd International Conference on Energy and Sustainable Environment, 2022) Jegede, Foluke; Adewale, Bukola; Ayara, E. J.; Faleti, M. O.The idea of preventing crime by strategically using the environment as tool has been explored for decades. Defensible space provides architectural strategies for effectively preventing crime by reorganizing the physical environment and giving inhabitants control over their surroundings. This study seeks to examine the security features allaying with defensible space in four selected secondary schools in Ota, Ogun state, Nigeria, with a view to making contributions on how to improve security in such environments for users. The study identifies areas for further improvements based on users' perception, towards enhancing security in the academic environments in Nigeria. Four selected secondary schools in Ota, publicly and privately owned was used for the study. The study used quantitative and qualitative research methods to obtain data from 149 students, in addition with 33 teachers from four secondary schools. The collected data were descriptively analysed with the use of SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science) software. Results showed that there are evidences of elements of defensible space strategies, which are Territoriality and Natural surveillance that were adequately perceived and being implemented by the respondents. Deterioration of school buildings and poor road construction were seen. These were evidences of the elements of Milieu and Image, an indication of defensible space perception. Students dissatisfaction with overall school security was also revealed. The study further shows that appropriate maintenance strategies can help enhance the physical and security conditions of school environment in Nigeria.