<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The recent wave of terrorist attacks, where vehicles are driven into crowds of people, forces us to question the effectiveness of the current antiterrorism security measures in our cities, especially in open public spaces. Vehicular terrorism, a new form of Islamic terrorism, which involves the use of mechanical vehicles as a weapon against civilians, brings new challenges for the police, security agencies and mass event organisers, as well as for designers, architects and planners. This article considers the possibilities, costs and results of implementing actions and security measures that may reduce the risk of vehicular terrorism.</p></abstract>

The recent wave of terrorist attacks, where vehicles are driven into crowds of people, forces us to question the effectiveness of the current antiterrorism security measures in our cities, especially in open public spaces. Vehicular terrorism, a new form of Islamic terrorism, which involves the use of mechanical vehicles as a weapon against civilians, brings new challenges for the police, security agencies and mass event organisers, as well as for designers, architects and planners. This article considers the possibilities, costs and results of implementing actions and security measures that may reduce the risk of vehicular terrorism.

Protecting Public Spaces Against Vehicular Terrorist Attacks

The Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University College

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The recent wave of terrorist attacks, where vehicles are driven into crowds of people, forces us to question the effectiveness of the current antiterrorism...

Protecting Public Spaces Against Vehicular Terrorist Attacks

Published Online: May 21, 2020

Page range: 45 - 56

Received: Jan 17, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.18.019.7992

Keywords
vehicular terrorism, antiterrorist security, urban fortifications

© 2020 Artur Jasiński, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

Protecting Public Spaces Against Vehicular Terrorist Attacks

Published Online: May 21, 2020

Page range: 45 - 56

Received: Jan 17, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.18.019.7992

Keywordsvehicular terrorism, antiterrorist security, urban fortifications

© 2020 Artur Jasiński, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

Keywords
vehicular terrorism, antiterrorist security, urban fortifications