Program Overview

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Course Overview

The course AG1167, Safety in the making, is a 6.0 credit course that explores the concept of safety as a multidimensional concept that derives from overlapping social constructions.

Content and Learning Outcomes

Course Contents

The course examines how interdependency between individuals' age, sex, ethnic background, and identity create barriers and impediments related to security. It reviews critically more than three decades of theories of crime and environments as a way to build knowledge on more conscious actions during planning for safe environments.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• Explain the meaning of safety as a multidimensional concept that derives from overlapping social constructions far beyond its analyzed scale.
• Apply and evaluate the main available theories that link crime and safety to public environments critically.
• Receive an in-depth understanding of crime and safety in public environments from many different perspectives: users, researchers, and practitioners.
• Have an understanding of intersectionality of safety and challenges as it can impose on planning practice.
• Use relevant knowledge to inform planning practitioners on how and when to handle security issues in public environments.

Literature and Preparations

Specific Prerequisites

Basic university qualification and 30 credits in urban and regional planning, geography, criminology, environmental science, or the equivalent, or professional or vocational experience with relevance for the subject.

Literature

The main literature for the course includes:

• Cozens, P. (2016) Think Crime!
• Ceccato, V. (2013) Moving safely. Additionally, articles related to the lectures will be included.

Examination and Completion

Grading Scale

P, F

Examination

• INL1 - Individual assignment, 3.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
• PRO1 - Project work in group, 3.0 credits, grading scale: P, F

Based on recommendation from KTH's coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Other Requirements for Final Grade

• INL1 individual assignment 3.0 credits P/F
• PRO1 project work in groups 3.0 credits P/F

Course Administration

Examiner

Vania Ceccato

Ethical Approach

• All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
• In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
• In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Course Offering

Offered by

ABE/Urban and Regional Studies

Education Cycle

First cycle