Numerous studies have shown that the planning, design and management of public spaces have an impact on security and on people’s feelings of insecurity. This is also commonly referred to as security by design in the protection of public spaces, in which security features are addressed from the very beginning of the conception and design, taking into account their inherent openness and integration in their urban landscape. This approach can help balance efforts to increase urban resilience whilst promoting the open and inclusive character of the public sphere. A different iteration of this approach is crime prevention through urban design and planning (CP-UDP), a concept applied in the Cutting Crime Impact (CCI) project. CP-UDP seeks to positively impact the behaviour of users by embedding protective physical features and encouraging prosocial behaviour through good design and place management.
In order to better understand this approach, Efus (European Forum for Urban Security)’ Working Group on Security & Innovation organised the first-joint session between the Cutting Crime Impact (CCI) project and the PACTESUR project, in which Efus is a partner. The CCI project aims to enable police and relevant local and national authorities to reduce the impact of petty crime and, where possible, prevent it from ever occurring in the first place. The PACTESUR project aims to empower cities and local actors in the field of urban security, mainly by enhancing capacities to tackle terrorist threats, but also other risks inherent to public spaces.
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