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Design for security, the British experience
Design for security, the British experience

Author(s): Ivan Stanič
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Urbanistični inštitut Republike Slovenije
Keywords: community; defensible space; Great Britain; housing estate; security

Summary/Abstract: Design for security against criminal acts is a mode of preventive activity, whereby security measures are integrated in a cost efficient way, thus creating benefits for developers and future inhabitants. The article presents an example of an institutional activity carried out by the British police in promoting security in design, also intended for reducing fear from crime.

  • Issue Year: 10/1999
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 119-121
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: English