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Protecting crowded places: Challenges and drivers to implementing protective security measures in the built environment
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posted on 2020-09-07, 14:44 authored by Alasdair Booth, Ksenia ChmutinaKsenia Chmutina, Lee BosherThe UK currently faces an unprecedented threat from terrorism. Between 2016 -2019, the UK
suffered six terrorist attacks, all targeting crowded places; it is therefore important that security is a
key consideration when crowded places are being designed and developed. This paper argues
that, if the security of crowded places is to be enhanced, it is vital for built environment
professionals, particularly architects, developers and local authority planners, to be aware of the
terrorism threats facing them. Based on interviews with police Counter-Terrorism Security Advisers
(CTSAs) and a range of built environment professionals (N=42) working on the design and
development of crowded places in England, this paper demonstrates that, although some counterterrorism security awareness initiatives for built environment professionals exist, many of these
professionals have little or no experience in, or awareness of, incorporating counter-terrorism
measures (CTMs) into their developments. Greater efforts are needed to encourage built
environment professionals to incorporate CTMs into new and refurbished crowded place
developments, and that efforts need to be increased to help raise awareness of the range of
terrorist threats facing crowded places. The paper concludes that clearer planning policy and
guidance on the security of urban spaces is necessary to better inform built environment
professionals
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CitiesVolume
107Pages
102891Publisher
Elsevier BVVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
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This paper was accepted for publication in the journal Cities and the definitive published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2020.102891Acceptance date
2020-07-26Publication date
2020-08-30Copyright date
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0264-2751Publisher version
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- en
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Prof Lee Bosher Deposit date: 3 September 2020Article number
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