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hostile architecture: a standalone construct

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Criminology

design features in public space, such as spikes or sloped benches, that discourage particular uses or users, notably rough sleeping.

In criminology, hostile architecture refers to design features in public space, such as spikes or sloped benches, that discourage particular uses or users, notably rough sleeping. This meaning comes from Petty (2016) in International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy.[1]

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Petty, J. (2016). The London Spikes Controversy: Homelessness, Urban Securitisation and the Question of ‘Hostile Architecture’. International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 5(1), 67-81. https://doi.org/10.5204/ijcjsd.v5i1.286

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