Designing out crime in the delivery of the London 2012 Olympic Games and the future Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to provide a commentary on the design and development of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in preparation for the London 2012 Olympic Games and its legacy.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper is an invited opinion piece and comment based upon documentation the specialist experience of the authors who were both involved in the planning, design and development of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and who continue to be involved with the development through legacy.

Findings

The paper describes the process through which designing out crime was considered throughout the planning, design and development of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

Originality/value

The paper provides comment on the planning, design and development of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park from individuals who were involved in the planning, design and development of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

Citation

Goldby, N. and Heward, I. (2013), "Designing out crime in the delivery of the London 2012 Olympic Games and the future Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park", Safer Communities, Vol. 12 No. 4, pp. 163-175. https://doi.org/10.1108/SC-07-2013-0013