What´s a Literature Review?

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Introduction
A literature review is a study written by someone on a specific topic by researching relevant literature available and interpreting it (Aveyard, 2010). A research question is developed and by using relevant literature the question is analysed in detail (Aveyard, 2010). The literature review is important because it gives you a shorter version of all relevant literature on the topic chosen, this is so the reader does not have to access the number of literatures used (Aveyard, 2010).

The writer will conduct a literature review on the following hypotheses: Urban Art is reducing illegal graffiti at Albion station, this is followed by the research question: Is urban art at Albion station reducing illegal graffiti? In the context of the location of this research it is in Albion, which comes under the Brimbank City Council. The writer will address this literature review by setting out themes and will address them in relation to the research question. The literature review will start out by providing a history on graffiti and what it is, the types of graffiti and why people do it followed by different theories behind it.

What is graffiti?
Graffiti can mean a lot of different things to people, some people may see it as a form of art and expression while others may see it as a form of vandalism (Morgan & Louis, 2009). To help fully define what graffiti is we would look at legislation. Section 3 of the Graffiti Prevention Act (2007) states that Mark graffiti means write, draw, mark, scratch or otherwise deface property by any means so that the defacement is not readily removable by wiping with a dry cloth. It is also defined as the marking of other people’s property without their consent. In Australia graffiti is illegal ...

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... happening (Taylor & Marais, 2009). This method can be affective if other graffers respect the skills of the work done be the mural artist (Taylor & Marais, 2009). People may avoid the mural but then find other spots to do their tags on (Taylor & Marais, 2009).

The writer will do a research like the one done in New South Wales at Albion Station this research may determine same or similar results.

Conclusion
The literature review had provided current literature in relation to the topics of the research question. The literature review is clear that urban art is completely different to tagging and is more accepted by the community. It is the intention of the observational research to support or disprove the hypotheses exposed: Urban Art is reducing illegal graffiti at Albion station this will be the subject of the observational research that is being conducted.

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