Urban Crime Analysis and Spatial Prevention

Author: Wang Fa Zeng
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Publishing Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Cities are territorial entities centered on people, encompassing political, economic, technological, social, and cultural aspects. They serve as hubs for regional development. In modern society, the value of cities far exceeds their inherent basic functions of housing, working, resting, and transportation. Cities are not only more advanced human settlement forms than rural areas but have also become the "headquarters" for national and local administrative management, the "center" for regulating national economic activities, the "hub" for organizing regional professional collaboration, and the "base" for enhancing cultural and technological levels. Particularly in the wave of "globalization," cities play an unparalleled and indispensable role. The phrase "" (which I assume is a typo for "globalization") is repeated in the original text but should be standardized to "globalization" for accuracy.