Modern Australian

To create safer cities for everyone, we need to avoid security that threatens

  • Written by Kurt Iveson, Associate Professor of Urban Geography, University of Sydney
To create safer cities for everyone, we need to avoid security that threatensPolice march down Swanston Street in Melbourne. Nils Versemann / Shutterstock.com

The central role of public spaces in the social, cultural, political and economic life of cities makes it crucial that they’re accessible to everyone. One of the most important qualities of accessible public spaces is safety. If people do not feel safe in a...