Among the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda, SDG 11 promotes safe cities, as well as inclusive, resilient, and sustainable ones. A safe city requires the design of urban spaces that reduce the risk of crime and the perception of insecurity, following the approach of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED). In particular, urban green spaces, increasingly promoted both as public services and as Nature-Based Solutions, can attract crime if not properly designed. On the contrary, well-designed and/or well-maintained green spaces improve mental and physical health, foster social cohesion, and help reduce crime. However, there are no regulatory requirements mandating security studies before urban planning interventions, even though many scholars emphasize how changes in urban space can affect crime risk. Otherwise, urban planning choices that are not informed by pre-intervention safety conditions and potential risk factors may unintentionally increase crime risk. The research project titled “Security Town through Urban Planning – SeTUP” fits within this framework. Its main objective, in line with the CPTED approach, is the creation of a Spatial Decision Support System (SDSS) that allows for crime risk mapping, in order to quantify its intensity and highlight its geographical component. This enables the definition of guidelines for urban regeneration and transformation actions within the Municipal Urban Plan, with particular reference to urban standards and, specifically, to parks, integrating the Urban Green component into the plan. This work presents the research project, its division into work packages, each contributing to the achievement of this broader objective. The project aims to advance knowledge in urban security by proposing a multiscale risk-based approach, using both traditional and innovative methods and techniques, to guide urban planning decisions towards a better spatial and functional organization of urban spaces.
Security Town through Urban Planning. The research project SeTUP
Alessandra Marra
;Federica Cicalese;Michele Grimaldi;Isidoro Fasolino
2024-01-01
Abstract
Among the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda, SDG 11 promotes safe cities, as well as inclusive, resilient, and sustainable ones. A safe city requires the design of urban spaces that reduce the risk of crime and the perception of insecurity, following the approach of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED). In particular, urban green spaces, increasingly promoted both as public services and as Nature-Based Solutions, can attract crime if not properly designed. On the contrary, well-designed and/or well-maintained green spaces improve mental and physical health, foster social cohesion, and help reduce crime. However, there are no regulatory requirements mandating security studies before urban planning interventions, even though many scholars emphasize how changes in urban space can affect crime risk. Otherwise, urban planning choices that are not informed by pre-intervention safety conditions and potential risk factors may unintentionally increase crime risk. The research project titled “Security Town through Urban Planning – SeTUP” fits within this framework. Its main objective, in line with the CPTED approach, is the creation of a Spatial Decision Support System (SDSS) that allows for crime risk mapping, in order to quantify its intensity and highlight its geographical component. This enables the definition of guidelines for urban regeneration and transformation actions within the Municipal Urban Plan, with particular reference to urban standards and, specifically, to parks, integrating the Urban Green component into the plan. This work presents the research project, its division into work packages, each contributing to the achievement of this broader objective. The project aims to advance knowledge in urban security by proposing a multiscale risk-based approach, using both traditional and innovative methods and techniques, to guide urban planning decisions towards a better spatial and functional organization of urban spaces.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
