Environmental design

Environmental design refers to the process of addressing environmental parameters in planning programs, policies or concepts. It is part of the |"10 principles of crime prevention" following a U.K. initiative.

Security related aspects and benefits

 * Environmental design can impact social/criminal/terrorist behaviour in a positive or negative way.
 * Environmental design can mitigate, lessen or even prohibit criminal or terrorist acts.
 * Environmental design can reduce crime and terrorist risks and consequences.
 * Environmental design can decrease vulnerability and increase resilience.
 * Specific environmental design of built infrastructure can limit the damage of terrorist attacks.

Approaches how to address it

 * Get familiar with environmental design planning principles;
 * Get familiar with general design aspects and structural/material aspects;
 * Consider designing out principles;
 * Get familiar with initiatives facilitating environmental design;
 * Integrate considerations on response and emergency measures in the planning process;
 * Integrate citizens through communication and participation methods.

Environmental design principles addressing counter-terrorism
Structural planning principles, according to CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design),are:


 * Access control;
 * Stand off distances, to keep people and bomber vehicles away from targets;
 * Laminated glass;
 * Framed structures;
 * Bombshelter areas etc.

Related subjects

 * Designing out
 * Designing in