Community Violence
Completed Work & Publications
Interventions Against Urban Violence
Among a variety of potential interventions to reduce violence, changing the built environment may be a powerful and sustainable one. A recent review concludes that housing and blight remediation studies consistently demonstrate reduced violence. There is also some evidence to show the positive effects of reducing alcohol availability, improving street connectivity, and providing green housing environments.
Publications:
Kondo MC, Andreyeva E, South EC, MacDonald JM, Branas CC. Neighborhood Interventions to Reduce Violence. Annual Review of Public Health. 2018.
Kondo MC, South EC, Branas CC, Richmond TS, Wiebe DJ. The Association Between Urban Tree Cover and Gun Assault: A Case-Control and Case-Crossover Study. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2017.