Fortress Britain is the subject of a new working paper, written with Anna Minton and published as part of nef’s Prevention Papers this month.
Over the last couple of decades our most troubled communities have been sold the idea that living in safe, harmonious neighbourhoods can be achieved by extending the height of a gate or adding another CCTV camera. This is troublesome, because technological solutions themselves discourage human ones which support active engagement, cooperation and relationship-building. Our securitised buildings repress the innovation, resourcefulness and energy people bring to solving community issues when given a more positive framework to work with.
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