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By Leonard J. Hopper (2005). Written for the design professional, this book offers basic concepts for site security design and risk/threat assessment, and their relationship and integration into the overall design/streetscape projects. * This book is the only reference to offer coverage of security design for the site, rather than for the building * It provides landscape architects and other design professionals with the fundamental knowledge they need in order to work with clients and security consultants * It includes guidelines for conducting security/risk assessments as well as case studies that offer a variety of site designs that successfully integrate security.

CHAPTER 1: Security Site Design. HISTORY. CONTEXT IN TODAYS SECURITY-CONSCIOUS ENVIRONMENT. ISSUES. DAWN OF A NEW SITE ERA. THE GOAL OF GOOD SECURITY DESIGN. CHAPTER 2: A Framework for Understanding Site Security. THE BASICS: PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES. UNDERSTANDING THE RANGE OF THREATS. UNDERSTANDING VIOLENT CRIME FROM EXTERNAL SOURCES. PATTERNS OF PLANNED TERRORIST ATTACKS. CHAPTER 3: Site Security Design Concepts. SITE SURVEY. THREAT ANALYSIS. SITE SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES. RISK MANAGEMENT. DESIGNING WITH PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. SUMMARY: TOWARD EFFECTIVE AND FLEXIBLE SECURITY STANDARDS. CHAPTER 4: Case Studies. URBAN STREETSCAPES: SOUTHWEST FEDERAL CENTER, WASHINGTON, D.C. MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS: WASHINGTON MONUMENT, LINCOLN MEMORIAL, AND JEFFERSON MEMORIAL. SYMBOLICALLY IMPORTANT VIEWS, BUILDINGS, AND GATHERING AREAS: PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE AT THE WHITE HOUSE. SYMBOLICALLY IMPORTANT VIEWS, BUILDINGS, AND GATHERING AREAS: CITY HALL PARK, NEW YORK CITY. LOCAL GOVERNMENT: CALIFORNIA STATE HOUSE, SACRAMENTO. OFFICE BUILDINGS AND PUBLIC SPACE: SITE SECURITY DESIGN AND COLLABORATIVE MANAGEMENT, RONALD REAGAN/INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTER BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D.C. PROGRAMMING AND PUBLICPRIVATE COLLABORATION IN SITE SECURITY: THE HANLEY FEDERAL BUILDING AND U.S. COURTHOUSE, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK. CHAPTER 5: Conclusion. TRADITIONAL BARRIERS. IMPROVED SITE AMENITIES. NEED FOR IMPACT STANDARDS. COHESIVENESS OF SECURITY MEASURES. THE FUTURE OF SECURITY AND SITE DESIGN. EPILOGUE. INDEX