ABSTRACT
The events of September 11, 2001 and continued threat of terrorism have led many municipalities as well as the US government to rethink issues of public accessibility, open space design, and perimeter building protection. Critics argue that overzealous government officials and security professionals are linking “terrorism” with “urbanism” in a manner that amplifies perceptions of threat everywhere and anywhere (Marcuse 2006; Sorkin 2004). Further, the (re)design of space to secure the public realm is said to degrade and militarize the urban experience with every additional bollard, barrier, checkpoint, security zone, and public space restriction (Graham 2010; Sorkin 2008) (Figures 16.1 and 16.2).
