Assessing the Impact of Street-View Greenery on Fear of Neighborhood Crime in Guangzhou, China

Fengrui Jing, Lin Liu, Suhong Zhou, Jiangyu Song, Linsen Wang, Hanlin Zhou, Yiwen Wang and Ruofei Ma
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Fengrui Jing: School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
Lin Liu: Department of Geography, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0091, USA
Suhong Zhou: School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
Jiangyu Song: School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
Linsen Wang: School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
Hanlin Zhou: Department of Geography, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0091, USA
Yiwen Wang: School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
Ruofei Ma: School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 1, 1-17

Abstract: Previous literature has examined the relationship between the amount of green space and perceived safety in urban areas, but little is known about the effect of street-view neighborhood greenery on perceived neighborhood safety. Using a deep learning approach, we derived greenery from a massive set of street view images in central Guangzhou. We further tested the relationships and mechanisms between street-view greenery and fear of crime in the neighborhood. Results demonstrated that a higher level of neighborhood street-view greenery was associated with a lower fear of crime, and its relationship was mediated by perceived physical incivilities. While increasing street greenery of the micro-environment may reduce fear of crime, this paper also suggests that social factors should be considered when designing ameliorative programs.

Keywords: fear of crime; street-view greenery; neighborhood incivilities; social integration; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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