Objective: To select characteristics of the built environment that affect the perceived security of pedestrians, considering mainly females . Methodology: A Systematic Literature Review (SLR) was conducted from March to August 2022, analyzing national and international publications of a scientific and technical nature, available in virtual databases, in order to establish a synthesis and comparison of results from works related to the topic. Originality/Relevance: Studies have shown that characteristics of the built environment are associated with perceived security when walking and that people's gender also influences this perception in an urban space. Thus, the relevance of this work lies in the search for visibility and improvement of a recurring and underreported issue in the daily lives of female pedestrians. Results: Of the total collected samples, 68,43% were scientific articles, 21,05% were books, 5,26% were theses and 5,26% were technical works, coming from North America, South America, Europe and Oceania and having been published from 1971 to 2022. From these samples, eight measurements were selected, which were grouped into four aspects of urban space, summarizing the main characteristics of the built environment associated with the perception of security: (i) flow of people, (ii) street maintenance, (iii) attractiveness of the urban space and (iv) surveillance. Social contributions / for management: The article offers, as a contribution to management, subsiding urban planning decision-making, aiming for cities that are noticeably more secure for pedestrians, especially women, highlighting which aspects and measures can be considered to consolidate this intention.
Rodrigues et al. (Wed,) studied this question.