Supplemental safety? Exploring experienced safety in relation to other qualities of successful public spaces

• Jelle Brands ^[1] ; Janne van Doorn ^[1] ; Remco Spithoven ^[2]
  1. [1] Department of Criminology,Leiden University,Leiden,The Netherlands
  2. [2] Research Group of Public Security ,Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Deventer, the Netherlands
• Localización: Journal of urban design, ISSN 1357-4809, ISSN-e 1469-9664, Nº. 26, 1, 2021, págs. 59-74
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Combining insights from the urban design and criminological literature, this paper explores the degree to which conviviality, feeling welcome, and feeling at home are related to peoples’ experiences of safety. A questionnaire was distributed on four squares in the city of Utrecht, the Netherlands. While participants valued the positive qualities of the squares differently, feeling safe was connected to a wider, positive evaluation of the quality of space and especially to feeling at home. By investing primarily in public spaces that are ‘homely’ or ‘domesticated’, a ‘supplemental safety’ might therefore be nurtured. This poses important insights for safety management.