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Landscapes of Fear and Stress

Jack L. Nasar

Knowlton School of Architecture, Ohio State University.

Kym M. Jones, Bsc, MLA, Dip.L.A.

Barry Chinn Associates, England.

Fear of crime is a major urban stressor. Certain areas-hot spots of fear-evoke higher levels of fear than others. In conditions of general wariness, certain proximate cues should evoke site-specific fears. This research examined 3 proximate cues to fear: physical entrapment, and 2 aspects of concealment-hiding places and dark spots. Twenty-six college females walked a route after dark and reported their feelings into a recorder. Content analysis of the comments revealed that concealment and, to a lesser extent, entrapment evoked fear. Such knowledge can inform policy to reduce fear and stress.

Environment and Behavior, Vol. 29, No. 3, 291-323 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/001391659702900301
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