Principles for Creating a Safe and Sustainable Residential Environment in a Downtown Area

The complexity of city centre functions and urban intensity often result in lower safety indicators and a decreased sense of security among users. The author attempts to explain the relationship between the structurally, spatially, and functionally distinctive city centre and the level of residential development intensity. This relationship is analysed from the perspective of security criterion as one of the basic components of the quality of urban life and the construction of sustainable residential spaces. The research method used in the paper was a case study. Based on CEN/TS 14383-2:2022 and the source literature, security aspects were defined and divided into three frameworks of safety and security strategy. The aforementioned aspects formed the basis for the qualitative assessment of the area. The assessment covered areas of city centre development divided according to the concentration of residential function. The results of the conducted research justified the accuracy of the adopted research method, especially taking into account the structure of the division related to the context, the urban structure of the area and its management. The subject area of the research is consistent with current sustainability urban policy approaches related to building urban cohesion and sustainable intensity of city centre spaces.