WHO International Healthy Cities Conference

Security in an urban setting

An interesting presentation on safety issues in contemporary cities was given on Wednesday, October 22nd. The session was coordinated by the Center for Security Studies (CSS) and the panel of speakers comprised representatives of both the CSS and the Citizens’ Movement for an Open Society:
  • Vasilis Grizis, Police Brigadier, Director of the Center for Security Studies, Center for Security Studies: research and consulting role
  • Eleonora Papadimitriou, Transportation Engineer, Citizens’ Movement for an Open Society, Greece, Traffic safety in urban mobility policy
  • Dimitrios T. Krentiris, General Practitioner, Salamina Health Centre; School Safety Instructor, National Centre for Public Administration and Local Government (EKDDA); and Citizens’ Movement for an Open Society, Greece, Safety control in schools and playgrounds in Greece
  • Chair: Michalis Tsinisizelis, Professor of International and European Studies, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, President of the Board of Directors of the Center for Security Studies