ANALYZING SECURITY GAPS AT URBAN AREAS: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR “URBAN SECURITY DIVIDE”
Abstract
This
study aims to propose urban security
divide as a descriptive concept to analyze security gaps at urban areas, arising
from varying levels of access to public security services and/or ineffective
provision of public security. In this context, the ultimate aim of urban
security policies should be to narrow security gaps as much as possible so as
to eliminate inequalities. In an urban area, which includes the city and its
surrounding areas such as towns and suburbs, security divide may exist between
those living at different urban spaces, between socioeconomic groups, and
between communities etc. Issues of urban security has come to forefront in the
last three decades within United Nations (UN) sustainable development agenda
due to rapid and/or unplanned urbanization, increasing poverty and inequalities,
migration, organized crime and terrorism, thus leading to deterioration of social
cohesion and human security conditions. While the UN 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development interrelates security and sustainable development in
general, the Goal 11 of it dedicates a particular focus on making cities and
human settlements safer. European Forum for Urban Security (EFUS) also renewed
its commitment to urban security in 2017, emphasizing the co-production of
urban security policies and interdependency between security, democracy and sustainable
development. Drawing upon pertinent literature and documents, the study first describes
urban security divide and develops a conceptual framework for it to analyze urban
security gaps. The study proceeds with methodological discussion of urban
security divide as an analytical tool and puts some conclusions for
researchers.
Keywords
Kaynakça
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
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Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Ahmet Barbak
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0000-0001-6573-6308
Türkiye
Yayımlanma Tarihi
23 Eylül 2019
Gönderilme Tarihi
12 Haziran 2019
Kabul Tarihi
19 Temmuz 2019
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2019