Societal safety: variations between modes and regions

Eirik Bjorheim Abrahamsen, Frank Asche and Roy Endré Dahl

International Journal of Business Continuity and Risk Management, 2017, vol. 7, issue 3, 233-243

Abstract: In this paper, we use the economist's safe city index, which is subdivided into four thematic sub-indexes to investigate correlations between the different safety dimensions, and investigate the impact of a number of facilitating factors. All dimensions of safety are positively correlated, but far from perfectly, indicating trade-offs or different priorities with respect to different safety dimensions. Wealthier cities, cities in North America and cities that have organised Olympic summer games, are found to be safer. Mega-cities and cities in the Middle East are less safe. Somewhat surprisingly, democracy and capital status have limited impact on safety.

Keywords: social safety; city; risk; region; wealth; health security; digital security; infrastructure safety; personal safety. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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