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==Security in the urban environment== |
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Revision as of 17:12, 23 November 2012
Contents
Safety and Security
Safety and security are two concepts that both indicate the level of protection against risk.
Distiction between safety and security
The distinction between safety and security lies in the type of threat that is at the source of the risk. While security concerns risk due to human intent, safety concerns all other risk. This means that whether a measure is a measure is a security measure or a safety measure, depends on the type of risk it is meant to mitigate. A reinforced window for example can be either:
- When installed to prevent harm coming to the inhabitants coming from a gas tank accidently exploding, it would be a safety measure.
- When installed to protect the inhabitants from terrorist explosions, it would be a security measure.
A measure can also serve as a security and a safety measure at the same time. An example can be found in a door: the fire-delaying properties of the door might serve as a safety measure while the fact that is locked for unauthorised entry is a security measure.
Entry points for safety and security
- Constuent elements of risk
- Sources of risk (Threats)
- Measures against risk
- Relevance of safety and security to the Urban Planner
- Social aspects of Safety and security
- Objective and subjective risk
- Social impacts of safety and security
- Risk determination and risk assessment methods - Securban
Security in the urban environment
Security concerns harm done by persons by wilful action. As these actions are generally prohibited by law, these actions constitute crimes. Security threats can therefore be classified by crime type. Further threats to urban security are intentional threats, such as urban terrorism, organized crime and cyber attacks). Disasters, such as man made disasters (e.g. technical failure and industrial accidents), and natural hazard events (e.g. flooding, storms, earthquakes etc.) also pose security threats to urban environments.
Footnotes and references
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