2009 - Safety and security walks

English-3.2 Mb] - A safety and security walk is a structured method that involves people in the local community in investigating both the physical and social environments. By The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention.

2007 - Local Saftety Audits - A Compendium of International Practice

[English-5.6 Mb] Guidance on Local Saftety Audits. This resource has been produced by the European Forum for Urban Safety and is principally funded by the Government of Canada through Public Safety Canada (National Crime Prevention Centre).
It can be accessed in English, French and Spanish versions online at www.fesu.org. A German version is available thanks to the Council for Crime Prevention of Lower Saxony (Ministry of Justice) on www.beccaria.de.

2007 - Achieving Great Federal Public Spaces

[English] The book "Achieving Great Federal Public Spaces (a property managers guide" was issued by the USA General Service Administration (GSA; the real estate arm of the USA federal government) in July 2007.
In 108 pages and 5 parts this book provides GSA property managers with the tools to successfully evaluate and improve the public spaces in and around federal facilities:
Section 1, Intro. Outlines why public spaces are important to GSA, its clients, and the communities where they operate. It concludes with GSA's Public Space Action Points, which form the framework for the rest of the book.
Section 2, Evaluation. Contains GSA's Place Audit, an on-site observation and evaluation exercise that will help you quickly determine which aspects of a facility's interior and exterior public spaces are working well and which are not.
Section 3, Solutions. Shows how you can improve the performance of public spaces with a range of short-, medium-, and long-term solutions. This section is meant to generate ideas and the worksheets provided will help you organize your ideas effectively.
Section 4, Implementation. Explores the process of moving from thought to action. It outlines a step-by-step method of implementation, describes low -, medium - and high cost case studies of successful GSA public space projects, and presents the underlying principles that lead to optimal results.
Section 5, Resources. Provides contacts and other resources that you can use to address inquiries and concerns that fall beyond the scope of this book.

2006 - Design and Access Statements
[English] (How to write, read and use them), Published in 2006 by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE), London-UK.
This short guide shows how to write and read design and access statements. It accompanies the government circular Guidance on changes to the development control system and provides practical advice on getting the best from statements to help deliver well-designed, inclusive places.
The guide is divided in three sections:
Part 1: Explaining the tools
Explains what design and access statements are and how they work with both detailed and outline planning applications.
Part 2: Writing statements
Shows people who are writing statements what to include, and the best way to explain their scheme. This section includes examples of good statements, explaining why they worked well.
Part 3: Reading statements
Explains how local authority planners and councillors and anyone else considering a planning application can use statements to check if the proposal is good enough to approve. The section runs through each of the things a statement has to include, suggesting questions that would help determine how good the buildings and spaces would be once they were built.

2005 - Crime Analysis for Problem Solvers 'In 60 Small Steps'
[English - 1.1 Mb] by Ronald V. Clarke and John E. Eck, Community Oriented Policings Services (COPS), US Department of Justice.

2005 Crime Opportunity Profiling of Streets (COPS)
[English (flyer)] A toolkit of strategies for reducing crime and anti-social behaviour in communities, based on a major international programme of research, funded by the European Commission and BRE Trust.

2005 - Urban design guidelines for sites with drive-through facilities
[English] Design and Development Guidelines of the City of Toronto, Cananda.

2003 - Crime Lifecycle, Guidance for generating Design Against Crime ideas
[English] Andrew B. Wootton and Caroline L. Davey, The University of Salford, Design & Innovation Research Group.

2003 - Safety and Security Inspection Tours
[English - 889 kB] Guideline for Safety Walk Tours, by Eva Holm, Göteborg City Planning Authority.

2002 - Råd & Anvisningar
[Swedish - 4.4 MB] Guidelines for public facilities, Göteborg Stad & Försäkrings AB Göta Lejon.

2000 - Checkliste für Neubaugebiede im ländlichtem Raum
[German - 485 kB] by Weicht und Homeyer, Stadt Detmold, Deutschland.