Integrated Management of Urban Landscape and Public Security

Source abstract

Criminality represents one of the major challenges faced by Brazilian cities, particularly due to the limited state capacity to control violence. To provide support for addressing this issue, the research focuses on systematizing responses to the investigative question regarding the identifiable foundations for sharing urbanistic-criminal solutions within the framework of the urban agenda. With the aim of analyzing this reality through a case study in Itumbiara, Goiás, Brazil, the assessment relied on field surveys and relational analysis of criminal, landscape, and institutional data. Considering three temporal intervals—before, parallel, and after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic—to recognize its influence on the phenomenon under review, the results on the distribution of thefts and robberies along a road sample show a decline in crime even after the official end of the health crisis. Socio-behavioral and socio-political parameters scored lower than socio-morphological ones but overall were classified as medium-low quality. The formulated guidelines combine analytical variables and criminological theories to support public policies for integrated management of safe scenarios, reinforcing the hypothesis that such interactions enable principles for coordinated measures in planning and security in urbanized areas.