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Incorporating security measures into the built environment
conference contribution
posted on 2013-07-12, 13:26 authored by Steven N. Harre-Young, Lee Bosher, Andrew Dainty, Jacqui GlassThe protection of the built environment has been given increasing attention over
recent years, with physical interventions being integrated into the built environment
itself and an impetus on the role of those who are responsible for its design,
construction and operation. Of particular note has been debate and behaviour
surrounding the incorporation of security measures to specifically mitigate terrorist
threats, as varying perceptions regarding obligations and incentives to do so have
resulted in vulnerable places remaining unprotected. As part of on-going research into
the security of the built environment, a three-year study into the protection of
crowded places from terrorism has determined the factors that influence whether such
measures are incorporated into built assets, in order to further understanding of the
perceptions and reality behind decision making. Drawing on data obtained from
interviews with 47 construction management and security professionals in the UK and
USA, as well as observations during site visits and document analysis, a framework is
put forward that presents the factors that influence whether security measures are
incorporated, as well as the factors that influence the value of the measures
themselves. The framework highlights the need to consider the incorporation of
physical measures during the early design stages whilst also reconciling the
requirements of such measures against those of other design criteria; to understand the
intricacies surrounding risk mitigation within time and cost constraints, and to accrue
maximum value. Such a framework, it is argued, would aid policy and key decision
makers in co-ordinating their efforts and effectively protecting vulnerable places from
the range of risks that the UK faces, thereby mitigating a range of natural hazards and
major accidents, not just specific threats.
History
School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Research Unit
- Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
Citation
HARRE-YOUNG, S. ... et al., 2012. Incorporating security measures into the built environment. IN: Smith, S.D. (ed.) Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference of Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM), Edinburgh, 3-5 September 2012, pp. 1187 - 1196Publisher
Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM)Version
- VoR (Version of Record)
Publication date
2012Notes
This is a conference paper. The publisher's website is at: http://www.arcom.ac.uk/Publisher version
Language
- en