Title :
A conceptual framework for planning safer city
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Urban Design, Wuhan Univ., Wuhan, China
Abstract :
Currently, urban safety problem attracts much attention. The paper provides a conceptual framework for planning safer cities. The safer city has not only less crime and terrorism attack but also more resilience to all kinds of disaster. The paper reviews the existing physical planning and brings forward a urban spatial structure that attach importance to urban safety. The framework also includes the planning of safer community and support systems such as law, policy and technology.
Keywords :
disasters; safety; terrorism; town and country planning; conceptual framework; crime; disaster; law; physical planning; policy; safer city; technology; terrorism attack; urban safety problem; urban spatial structure; Cities and towns; Disaster management; Hazards; Local government; Protection; Resilience; Safety; Terrorism; Urban areas; Urban planning; Conceptual Framework; Safer City; Urban Planning;
Conference_Titel :
Mechanic Automation and Control Engineering (MACE), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7737-1
DOI :
10.1109/MACE.2010.5536119
