Urban Safety through Women Leadership
Dr Macarena Rau Vargas
International CPTED Association
The presentation will describe the relevant role of female leadership in obtaining higher levels of urban safety through the application of CPTED, based on evidence from various practical cases of the application of CPTED at the community level.
The presentation will describe the experience in a village in Puente Alto, a suburb of Santiago in Chile with high crime rates. This Villa is called Andes del Sur and is led by an elderly woman leader named Carolina Cancino. Together with her community and the municipality of Puente Alto, she started a CPTED master plan in 2021 that continues to be developed post-COVID, which has sought to increase the mental health of the community, community identity, as well as reduce crime indicators.
First, second and third generation CPTED has been applied in this initiative led by women in the Southern Andes to achieve higher levels of Urban Safety and Quality of Life.
Finally, the presentation will highlight the value that is added to the achievement of Urban Safety from the CPTED perspective with a focus on female leadership, especially older adults.
The presentation will describe the experience in a village in Puente Alto, a suburb of Santiago in Chile with high crime rates. This Villa is called Andes del Sur and is led by an elderly woman leader named Carolina Cancino. Together with her community and the municipality of Puente Alto, she started a CPTED master plan in 2021 that continues to be developed post-COVID, which has sought to increase the mental health of the community, community identity, as well as reduce crime indicators.
First, second and third generation CPTED has been applied in this initiative led by women in the Southern Andes to achieve higher levels of Urban Safety and Quality of Life.
Finally, the presentation will highlight the value that is added to the achievement of Urban Safety from the CPTED perspective with a focus on female leadership, especially older adults.
| The International Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Association (Deutsch, LINK) | |
| Urban Safety through Women Leadership (YouTube) (Deutsch, Video) | |
| Extract from the book (English, PDF) |
