About SafeGrowth

INTEGRATING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND CRIME PREVENTION TO BUILD NEIGHBORHOODS OF IMAGINATION, LIVABILITY AND SAFETY

SAFEGROWTH® HISTORY

SafeGrowth was developed by Gregory Saville and launched in June, 2007 Canadian Institute of Planners annual convention in Quebec City, Canada.

Since 2007 the SafeGrowth® method has been adopted in neighborhoods across North America, New Zealand, Australia and Europe.

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METHOD & PHILOSOPHY

SafeGrowth® is a philosophy built on the belief that healthy and functioning small neighborhoods provide the most sane, healthy, and safest way to build cities in the 21st Century.

The TO-FOR-WITH is the underlying principle of SafeGrowth® philosophy meaning local residents and local community need to play a key role in neighborhood safety planning and livability efforts.

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THEORY

SafeGrowth theory is built around the 4 principles (tenets) that are the foundation for SafeGrowth method and practice:

1. ACTION BASED PRACTICE
2. SOCIAL ECOLOGY
3. NEIGHBORHOOD ACTIVATION
4. SOCIO-TECHNICAL SYSTEMS

When these principles work synergistically they contribute towards creating a vision of livable neighborhoods and cities in 21st Century.

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WHAT MAKES GREAT NEIGHBORHOODS?

SafeGrowth® operates at a NEIGHBORHOOD level. The residents deserve to live in safe & livable - great neighborhoods.

Great neighborhoods are not great by coincidence. They are great because they are safe and they offer opportunities for creativity, diversity & mobility.

Neighborhoods become great because people there care for one another & participate in community life.

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