Opeyemi Maroof
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Date
2016-04
Authors
Anifowose
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
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Buildings cost more nowadays, and it is an assertion that significant proportions of such cost might be as a result of increased expenditure on building security. Building security is acquiring greater importance against this backdrop of rise in criminal activities. Provision of security measures in buildings are left to the discretion of private individuals. Architects’ interest in designing protective building is minimal due to inadequate government policy and specific criteria on building security. Therefore, this study aims at exploring the security cost determinants based on built environment professionals’ perceptiveness on building security cost as well as examining the predictive capability of the security cost determinants within the built environment. Mixed methods sequential exploratory research approach was employed in the study. The qualitative phase of this study adopts phenomenological research design and descriptive analysis respectively. This phase used purposeful sampling and conducted interview to explore the security cost determinants within the built environment. The quantitative phase of this study used a stratified sampling technique. The questionnaires that were duly completed and returned by respondents are 293 at 88% response rate. SPSS version 21.0 was used for the data analysis. Moreover, the first objective was pursued through descriptive analysis, reliability and normality test. The second objective was pursued through the use of correlation analysis in conjunction with hypothesis testing. The third objective was achieved through multiple regression analysis. The outcome of the analysis reveals that, the result of the first objective for descriptive analysis, reliability and normality test found security measures and building characteristics with a statistically reliable and acceptable. Hence, the result has made these factors the determinants of building security cost. The second objective results for correlation analysis in conjunction with hypothesis testing shows that the inclusive relationship between security measures and building security cost had a strong relationship. Similarly, building characteristics and building security cost also had a strong relationship. The third objective result for standard multiple regression indicate that the model (which includes security measures and building characteristics) explains about 85% of the variance in building security cost. The relationship that exists between the security cost determinants and the predicting capability of the model developed in this study are consistent with that of previous researchers. The findings in this study would sensitize the built environment experts, of the design implication of building characteristics on the building security cost for its effective evaluation and control. As well as create awareness to criminologist and policy maker of a need to give due consideration to building characteristics when carrying out an evaluation of crime preventive measures in buildings.
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Building security