Designing Safe Communities

3 credits · Graduate Programs

Based on the established training curriculum for certification of the SAFE Design Council, with supplementary material to increase the theoretical foundations of the topics. The SAFE Design Standard® begins with the assessment of the risk posed to a site by outside factors, and then includes an assessment of site access points, wayfinding and signage, pathways and roadways, barriers and fencing, visibility and illumination, mechanical and electronic security, and other design elements intended for controlling access and movement within a building or site. Prerequisite(s): Planning 640 or Environmental Design 630. Also known as: (formerly Environmental Design 632)