About the session
Full presentation title: Planning for threat and uncertainty: The impact of terrorism and other security concerns on the design of urban areas.
* Designing out terrorism is not a new consideration for built environment professionals concerned with urban security
* From the 1970s onwards, core urban design and planning ideas linked to how the material built environment could be manipulated to reduce the occurrence and impact of crime have been repurposed to counter the terrorist threat.
* Increasingly designed in counter-terrorism measures form a prominent part of public realm improvements with ongoing training required to improve the design of built in security solutions
* Balancing effective security solutions with social acceptance has becomes key to securing public spaces in proportionate ways.
When planning a new airport, power station or stadium it is essential that security is designed in at concept stage to ensure maximum operational effectiveness. When you add to this the adoption of BIM as a requirement on all UK publicly funded construction projects by 2016, then it is clear that there are challenges ahead for planning consultants, engineers, designers and architects that need to influence and specify security from the outset.
Leading speakers including Professor Jon Coaffee, University of Warwick, Dr William Pilkington, Cabarrus Health Alliance and Hugh Boyes, Institution of Engineering and Technology head up a dynamic programme. Key topics include:
• Cyber securing the built environment - exploring the BIM challenge
• Impact of terrorism on the design of urban areas
• Design and security considerations for intelligent buildings
• Benefits of the new security certification scheme SABRE
• Interactive panel discussion on security vs performance
