Risk analysis and strategic planning for managing urban security

Abstract

The content of this paper has risk analysis and strategic planning for managing urban security in its focus. The comprehensive and systematic analysis of the risks and threats in urban environments plays a pivotal role in ensuring the many dimensions of contemporary urban security. These risks and threats include hazards for the safety of the fundamental basic supplies, for the uninterrupted function of the society, protection from natural disasters, and threats from various sources, such as urban crime, terrorism acts, cyber-attacks, mass migrations, and other forms of urban security imperilment. In order to achieve urban security, both the local aspect and case-specific solutions, as well as global trends have to be taken into consideration while formulating the assessment, planning, and preparation of the urban security strategies. It is important to emphasize the role of the relevant institutions, both public and private in this process, their capabilities, and level of synchronization in performing this function. The methodology of this paper includes methods of analysis of primary and secondary data in the relevant topic, quantitative display of statistical figures regarding this issue, qualitative analysis of the vertical and horizontal distribution of planning processes in the provision of urban security, and comparison methods.

Keywords

• : urban
• security
• strategy
• planning
• management