Landscape of Crime: How Urban Design and Cities Fueled Criminal Empires

City streets are more than scenery—they shape power and crime. This video explores how urban design—from narrow alleys and unlit courtyards to disconnected neighborhoods and abandoned industrial zones—creates hiding places, slows responses, and channels opportunities for smuggling and organized groups. We show how transport hubs and ports become arteries for illicit trade and how zoning and economic marginalization funnel influence to criminal networks. But design can also be a solution: mixed uses, active public spaces, clear sightlines and better connectivity disrupt criminal activity and rebuild social ties. See how cities participate in both the making and the unmaking of criminal empires, and why planning choices matter for safety, equity, and resilience.

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Видео Landscape of Crime: How Urban Design and Cities Fueled Criminal Empires канала The Unseen Record