ABSTRACT

Large public inner-city events require a significant amount of temporary security infrastructures and altered mobility designs to safely facilitate the movement of the public throughout already highly mobile spaces. Recent security risks from vehicle attacks have resulted in increased security in order to mitigate potential threats. Issues arise as increased security infrastructures interrupt and redirect pedestrian mobility, reconfiguring traditionally ‘safe’ pedestrian and leisure spaces into ‘unsafe’ spaces under the pre-emptive atmosphere of unknown threats. This paper explores how im/mobilities arise through increased security during fireworks events in Brisbane, Australia. Using ethnographic observation and visual documentation of crowd movements, we critically examine the temporal alterations to wayfinding and mobility infrastructures. Although increased security serves to foster a safe and secure environment, we suggest that the altered mobilities and heightened visibility of security risks impacting on the overall festive atmosphere of the events.

摘要

大型公共内城活动需要大量临时安全基础设施和改变的移动设计，以安全地促进公众在已经高度移动的空间中的移动。最近来自车辆攻击的安全风险导致安全性提高，以减轻潜在威胁。随着越来越多的安全基础设施中断和重定向行人的流动性，在未知威胁的先发制人气氛下将传统上“安全”的行人和休闲空间重新配置为“不安全”空间，问题就出现了。本文探讨了在澳大利亚布里斯班的烟花活动期间如何通过提高安全性来产生不活动/移动性。使用人群运动的民族志观察和视觉记录，我们批判性地检查了寻路和移动基础设施的时间变化。