ABSTRACT
The issue of security is a third dimension in diverse neighborhoods that designers can respond to. It goes beyond Jacobs ’ notion of ‘ eyes on the street ’ and CPTED strategies (crime prevention through environmental design, Jeffrey, 1971), important as those are. If people and functions are to be mixed and connections between them are to be enhanced, security needs to be addressed in multiple ways. Above all, designers will have to be sensitive to the need for people to feel secure about the mixing and connecting required of them in a diverse place. The solution is not seclusion and withdrawal, because that only breeds additional fear. There must be a balance between social mix and connection and the essential requirement that people feel safe and secure in diverse environments.
