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Faculty of Architecture, University of Banja Luka , Banja Luka , Bosnia and Herzegovina
According to the 2019 public competition for the selection of a conceptual architectural and urban planning solution for the arrangement of Patriarch Pavle Square in Brod (Republic of Srpska - Bosnia and Herzegovina), the main goal of the conceptual project was to improve the quality of spatial, functional and communication processes and to create a pleasant and aesthetically acceptable image of the city, which meets the demands of citizens and visitors. The call for competition does not directly mention 'urban security', but in order for a public space to be pleasant for its users, it must be safe first of all. People's safety is one of the biggest security challenges and it is in the focus of crime prevention. Urban design can prevent criminal behavior, and this is confirmed by the world-famous model of crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED). The aim of this paper is to point out the importance of strategies for the proper implementation of CPTED, with the aim of a more complete approach to the analysis of urban security. Strategies were not used in the creation of the first-prized conceptual solution, and the author's team wanted to respond to the stated objectives of the call for competition. Therefore, I now want to examine how well-designed public urban space is first of all safe and attractive for citizens. Since the CPTED model is new and mostly unknown in the territory of the Republic of Srpska, the author's team was not even aware of its importance for crime prevention at the time. That is why it is necessary to check the quality of the conceptual solution in the security context and to define guidelines for the improvement of urban security during the implementation of this project.
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