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Från teori till trygghet: En komparativ studie av SafeGrowth i Drottninghög och San Romanoway

Gustafsson, Fredrik LU (2025) SGEL36 20251
Department of Human Geography
Abstract
SafeGrowth is a method in urban planning to prevent crime and promote social cohesion. The method was officially introduced in Toronto, Canada in 2001. Toronto and their application of SafeGrowth sparked global interest and in 2020, Drottninghög in Helsingborg, Sweden, decided to apply the method. They became the first city in Europe to apply SafeGrowth. This study explores the application of SafeGrowth in two specific neighborhoods, Drottninghög,Helsingborg and San Romanoway, Toronto. The application of the method involved an extensive collaboration among multiple actors. The actors included, for example, local authorities, residents and investors. Through SafeGrowths participatory approach residents were encouraged to actively engage in... (More)
SafeGrowth is a method in urban planning to prevent crime and promote social cohesion. The method was officially introduced in Toronto, Canada in 2001. Toronto and their application of SafeGrowth sparked global interest and in 2020, Drottninghög in Helsingborg, Sweden, decided to apply the method. They became the first city in Europe to apply SafeGrowth. This study explores the application of SafeGrowth in two specific neighborhoods, Drottninghög,Helsingborg and San Romanoway, Toronto. The application of the method involved an extensive collaboration among multiple actors. The actors included, for example, local authorities, residents and investors. Through SafeGrowths participatory approach residents were encouraged to actively engage in identifying neighborhood priorities. The method relies on a bottom-up perspective. Furthermore, this study aims to explain not only how the method was applied in the two areas but also similarities, challenges and how it affected the characteristics of Drottninghög. Two semistructured interviews, one systematic social observation and a documentanalysis were conducted. The results reveal that the two neighborhoods applied the method in a similar way but with some differences. It also suggests that the application in many ways was successful in both areas. The results also show that Drottninghög and San Romanoway face different challenges. It is clear that the application of SafeGrowth in Drottninhög affected the physical environment in a preventive way and promoted social cohesion. (Less)
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author
Gustafsson, Fredrik LU
supervisor
organization
course
SGEL36 20251
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
SafeGrowth, CPTED, Crime Prevention, Physical Environment, Social Cohesion
language
Swedish
id
9196634
date added to LUP
2025-06-12 15:30:33
date last changed
2025-06-12 15:30:33
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  abstract     = {{SafeGrowth is a method in urban planning to prevent crime and promote social cohesion. The method was officially introduced in Toronto, Canada in 2001. Toronto and their application of SafeGrowth sparked global interest and in 2020, Drottninghög in Helsingborg, Sweden, decided to apply the method. They became the first city in Europe to apply SafeGrowth. This study explores the application of SafeGrowth in two specific neighborhoods, Drottninghög,Helsingborg and San Romanoway, Toronto. The application of the method involved an extensive collaboration among multiple actors. The actors included, for example, local authorities, residents and investors. Through SafeGrowths participatory approach residents were encouraged to actively engage in identifying neighborhood priorities. The method relies on a bottom-up perspective. Furthermore, this study aims to explain not only how the method was applied in the two areas but also similarities, challenges and how it affected the characteristics of Drottninghög. Two semistructured interviews, one systematic social observation and a documentanalysis were conducted. The results reveal that the two neighborhoods applied the method in a similar way but with some differences. It also suggests that the application in many ways was successful in both areas. The results also show that Drottninghög and San Romanoway face different challenges. It is clear that the application of SafeGrowth in Drottninhög affected the physical environment in a preventive way and promoted social cohesion.}},
  author       = {{Gustafsson, Fredrik}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Från teori till trygghet: En komparativ studie av SafeGrowth i Drottninghög och San Romanoway}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}