The urban security project

The urban security project

This essay aims to critically re-read the birth and evolution of design methodologies aimed at improving safety conditions and quality of life in cities. In particular, referring to the American cultural context and the birth of the CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) – that first...

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Main Authors: Roberto Bolici, Matteo Gambaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Palermo University Press 2020-06-01
Series:Agathón
Subjects:
urban security
CPTED
crime prevention
environmental design
public space
Online Access:http://www.agathon.it/agathon/article/view/180
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Summary:This essay aims to critically re-read the birth and evolution of design methodologies aimed at improving safety conditions and quality of life in cities. In particular, referring to the American cultural context and the birth of the CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) – that first experienced the environmental approach to urban safety – three recent French experiences are analyzed from the urban scale to that of the building artefact and the Italian reality takes stock, also in the light of the recent Legislative Decree of 2017 and the 2010 UNI Standard that punctually outlines an articulated design approach, in fact inapplicable.
ISSN:2464-9309
2532-683X

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