Well depends where you want to go.
There is the whole criminological discourse on 'fear of crime', and all
sorts of models are under debate, from older victimisation theories to media
infiltration and disorder theories - on the latter, Wilson and Kelling's
'broken windows theory' has been high on the agenda (Wilson, James and G.L.
Kelling (1982). Broken Windows. Atlantic Monthly (March). Pp. 29-38.) An a
bit more community-ties oriented account from the disorder strand is: Lewis,
D. A. and G. Salem (1986). Fear of crime : incivility and the production of
a social problem. New Brunswick, U.S.A., Transaction Books.
Overview: Ditton & Farrell's (eds. 2000) The Fear of Crime
Some critical work from within the criminological discourse can be found in:
Hope & Sparks (ed. 2000). Crime, Risk and Insecurity: Law and Order in
Everyday Life and Political Discourse
A German discussion of different (interantional) approaches and a model for
fear of crime:
Boers, K. (1991). Kriminalitätsfurcht : über den Entstehungszusammenhang und
die Folgen eines sozialen Problems. Pfaffenweiler, Centaurus-Verl.-Ges.
I guess you could draw typologies of spaces out of these supposedly
evidence-based accounts, but I tend to assume a discourse analytical
perspective on the criminological strand.
Maybe look into work from OU psychologist Wendy Hollway, or work from social
geography, which you probably know, like Rachel Pain's work
and Valentine, G. (1989). "The geography of women's fear." Area 21(4): 385-390.
Regarding 'typologies of space' you might also consider the concept of
'transitional space':
Troutman, A. (1997). Inside fear : secret places and hidden spaces in
dwellings. Architecture of Fear. N. Ellin. New York, Princeton Architectural
Press.
Then there's Vidler's mobilisation of the uncanny:
Vidler, A. (1992). The architectural uncanny : essays in the modern
unhomely. Cambridge, Mass., MIT Press.
'Safe space' has obviously also been a strategic / political term within
feminism and other movements, which you might want to consider.
I'm finalising a paper which tries to go beyond the fear / safety binary,
let me know if you're interested.
Regards Simon
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