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    Security, Crime Prevention and Capital Planning: A Study of Two Embassies in Canada’s Capital

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    2017
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    Coyle, Emilie
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    Abstract
    In a post 9/11 world, fear of crime and terrorism in the West has become

    increasingly high, especially in important areas or pedestrian-heavy environments. As

    a result, planning of public spaces has started to shift towards more preventative

    measures of urban design to protect the public realm in some of the most vulnerable

    areas to these attacks. On the other hand, important buildings have also started to

    implement similar hardening and security features through environmental design. In

    response to these implementations, buildings of importance have been using a physicalstructure

    based approach at planning urban spaces through Crime Prevention through

    Environmental Design (CPTED) and Anti-Terrorism (AT) planning.

    This research project examined the links between Crime Prevention through

    Environmental Design (CPTED), Antiterrorism planning (AT) and its integration into the

    urban environment of two embassies on the ceremonial Confederation Boulevard in the

    downtown core of Ottawa, ON. The two embassies include the British High Commission

    and the US Embassy, both located near Parliament Hill. The objective of the study was

    to examine each embassy’s use of security and CPTED, identify the embassy that better

    integrates security and CPTED with the surrounding urban environment and create a set

    of recommendations based on these findings. The research used evaluation criteria

    established through CPTED principles and Anti-Terrorism literature and government

    reports.A site audit of the integrated security features of both sites was conducted in the Fall of

    2016 and the Spring of 2017. The findings from the audit revealed some of the security

    features and integration issues on both sites. This research project promotes the use of security features in a way that better

    integrates with the current community design and security practices in Canada’s Capital

    Region. Furthermore, it outlines strengths and weaknesses of the current systems used.

    It highlighted the role of security planners to take into account the effect the security

    features have on the surrounding environment to make decisions that would reduce the

    fear of crime, but also reduce crime opportunity. Through good planning and urban

    design, these spaces could be managed effectively and more seamlessly integrate

    themselves into the surrounding land uses to have a low-profile building with an

    abundance of physical security.
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