Protection of public sites

Nowadays, protecting public places is often associated with attacks involving vehicles, improvised explosive devices, firearms, as well as edged, pointed and blunt weapons. This is because these scenarios are still the most common attack scenarios, despite past incidents involving biological weapons.

There are several measures to protect the outdoor public space, and it is therefore recommended that advice is sought on the appropriate design.

Examples include hostile vehicle mitigation by restricting access, and landscape design that provides blast wave reflection.