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Urban Safe t y and Soc i etal Secur i ty Resear c h Center ( U R B S E C)

Urban Safe t y and Soc i etal Secur i ty Resear c h Center ( U R B S E C). U R BSEC w as est a b l is h ed in 2 0 11 as a jo i nt strate g ic i n iti a tive by U n iv e rsity o f Goth e n b urg a n d C h a l mers U n iv e rsity o f T ec h n o l o g y .

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Urban Safe t y and Soc i etal Secur i ty Resear c h Center ( U R B S E C)

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  1. UrbanSafetyandSocietalSecurityResearchCenter(URBSEC) URBSECwasestablishedin2011as ajointstrategic initiativebyUniversity ofGothenburgandChalmersUniversityofTechnology. URBSEChasthreecoremissions: Increaseresearchcollaborationwithinandbetweenthetwo universities,expandresearchvolumeoncenter topics Buildnetworkwithpublicandprivatesectoractorsas wellas civil society,establishURBSECas a platform for suchcollaboration Academicresearchcollaborationshouldbecombinedwithtaking-on practicerelevantknowledge-gapsandchallenges URBSEC Centrum förurban trygghet och samhällssäkerhet|Urban SafetyandSocietalSecurityResearchCenter

  2. URBSEC isa ‘soft’center…: Researchersarepositionedat their homedepartmentsand worktogether invariousconstellationsfor thedurationof a particularproject. Collaboratingdepartments: • • AppliedInformationTechnology (ChalmersandGU) • Architecture(Chalmers) • ComputerScienceandEngineering (ChalmersandGU) • EnergyandEnvironment(Chalmers) • GlobalStudies (GU) • Journalism, Media andCommunication(GU) • Law (GU) • OccupationalandEnvironmentalMedicine(GU) • Philosophy, Linguistics,andTheoryofScience(GU) • Political Science(GU) • Psychology(GU) • PublicAdministration (GU) • SocialWork(GU) • Society,Opinion,MediaInstitute(GU) • SociologyandWorkScience(GU) • TechnologyManagementand Economics (Chalmers) URBSEC Centrum förurban trygghet och samhällssäkerhet|Urban SafetyandSocietalSecurityResearchCenter

  3. …a‘soft’centerwithasmallcoreofactivities: • Beinga softcenterwithoutpermanentresearchstaff,URBSEC’s core activitiesareorganizedwithanobjectiveto: • oreflect thecenter’smulti-disciplinaryscope • oenablewell-roundedstrategic decision-making • ooptimizecapacitytobuildresearchprojects • ocreate capacityfor fastandflexibleresponseto opportunities • In termsofformalorganization,URBSEChasfour ”functions”: • SteeringCommittee • Director • Priority AreaLeaders • ResearchTeams URBSEC Centrum förurban trygghet och samhällssäkerhet|Urban SafetyandSocietalSecurityResearchCenter

  4. URBSEC-SteeringCommittee • TheSteeringCommitteeconsists ofmembers from both universitiesand from theexternalpartner LindholmenSciencePark: • MariaStern(Chair),Professor, GlobalStudies(GU); • AdrianHyde-Price,Professor, PoliticalScience(GU); • BoNorrhem,Program Manager, TUCAP,LindholmenSciencePark; • MagnusAlmgren,AssistantProfessor, ComputerScienceand • Engineering(ChalmersandGU); • StefanForsaeusNilsson,PhD, EUCoordinator,OperativeandStrategic Support(Chalmers); • UrbanNuldén,AssociateProfessor,HeadofDept,AppliedIT(Chalmers andGU); • SaraStendahl,AssociateProfessor,Dept ofLaw(GU) URBSEC Centrum förurban trygghet och samhällssäkerhet|Urban SafetyandSocietalSecurityResearchCenter

  5. URBSEC–PriorityResearchAreas • TheSteeringCommitteehas decidedonfour Priority ResearchAreas: • oPoliticsand Governance • oCommunicationandInteraction • oInfrastructures andInterdependencies • oSustainabilityandResilience • With anincreasedbudget, theappointmentof PriorityAreaLeadersis ongoing.Theywillformanoperativemanagementteam together withthe director.Theaimis to: • strengthenstrategic focus andURBSEC’sprofiles • increasethecapacityto buildprojectsanddraft applications • increasethecapacityof immediateresponseto opportunities • increasethecapacityto organizeprojectpartnerships URBSEC Centrum förurban trygghet och samhällssäkerhet|Urban SafetyandSocietalSecurityResearchCenter

  6. AppointmentofPriorityAreaLeadersand EU-applications • URBSECispresentlyengagedasSwedishpartnerintwo EuropeanUnion,Horizon2020-applications,inthearea”Secure Socities”. • Thecreationofan operativemanagementteamwillincreasethe capacitytoparticipatein EU-calls,whichtendtobemoretime- consumingandlabor-intensivethannationalcalls. • BothcallsconcernCriticalInfrastructureProtection: • DRS-14:CriticalInfrastructureresilienceindicator-analysisand developmentofmethods for assessingresilience) • DRS-15:Protectingpotentiallyhazardousand sensitivesites/areas consideringmulti-sectorialdependencies) URBSEC Centrum förurban trygghet och samhällssäkerhet|Urban SafetyandSocietalSecurityResearchCenter

  7. EU-applicationson CIP:Consortium Germany UniversityoftheFederalArmedForces (UniBw,Munich) FederalInstitutefor MaterialsResearchandTesting(BAM,Berlin) CreaLabGmbH (Consultingfirm in scenario-analysisandrisk France TheFrenchInstitute ofScienceandtechnologyforTransport, DevelopmentandNetworks(IFSTTAR) Center for ResearchandExpertiseonRisk,theEnvironment,Mobility andLand-usePlanning(CEREMA) TheCzechRepublic Czech TechnicalUniversityin Prague(CVUT) URBSEC Centrum förurban trygghet och samhällssäkerhet|Urban SafetyandSocietalSecurityResearchCenter

  8. Examplesofpartnersincollaboration • SecurityArenaLindholmen • TheCountyBoard ofVästra Götaland • RegionVästra Götaland • ThePoliceAuthority ofVästra Götaland • TheGreaterGothenburgRescueServices • TheCityofGothenburg • CarmentaAB • EricssonAB • TheSAABGroup • VolvoTechnology URBSEC Centrum förurban trygghet och samhällssäkerhet|Urban SafetyandSocietalSecurityResearchCenter

  9. OpenActivities • Openseminarsin theKuggenbuilding,SpeakersCorner, ChalmersLindholmen • YearlyresearchconferencewithandforURBSEC researchers withinvited externalparticipants • Contact: Director: michael.landzelius@chalmers.semichael.landzelius@gu.se +46709522610 …andTHANKYOU! URBSEC Centrum förurban trygghet och samhällssäkerhet|Urban SafetyandSocietalSecurityResearchCenter

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