4. The case study of the analysis of the shopping center

The case study was done to 35 objects which are situated in the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic. The objects which were analyzed belong to the next types of the categories: shopping centers, schools and universities, authority offices, train and bus stations, multifunctional buildings, sports stadiums, hospitals, and theaters and cinemas. In this part of the chapter, we are talking about the analysis of the shopping centers.

In Figure 3, we can see the analysis of nine shopping centers. On the x-axis, the object number is defined. On the y-axis, the security coefficient is defined. Value 10 represents the best security situation in the object. On the other hand, value 0 or 1 represents the worst security situation in the object.

As you can see in Figure 3, the best security situation is object 2. The object has the highest final security coefficient (KS) with value 6.5 (CIK). The final coefficient of the interior has object 2 with value 8.54. This value is the best security interior coefficient from this case study too. Exterior and process coefficient is the best value from the case study in object 2 too. In the next part, we can see the characterization of object 2.

Figure 3. The analysis of the shopping centers.

In Figure 4, we can see the locality of object 2. Object 2 is a relatively new shopping center. The locality is not in the center of the city, but the locality is very important for the visitors. Around the object is a river. The locality and the city are not so visited per day by visitors, and this fact can have a significant impact on the assessment of the locality and exterior. We need to say that this fact can be in the time variable. For example, the visit of the president can make the locality more unsafe, and the object will have a lower security coefficient.

In Figure 5, we can see antiterrorism pillars that are installed before entering into the object. Object 2 has integrated a lot of security measures because it is a relatively new object.

As you can see in Figure 5, these pillars can protect the enter to the object against the attack by car (drive the vehicle into the people).

On the other hand, the worst security situation is in object 9. This object can be seen in Figure 6. Object 9 is in the other city in the Czech Republic. This object is not in the center of the city, but this object is very close to the middle of the center. Object 9 is close to the main road, which is located across the parts of the city. Object 9 is located around the Rock café; in Rock café the rock concerts and the similar actions are organized too. This object can cause the risk of the violent attack to the object, however not to the people, because these actions are in the evening hours, when the shopping center is closed. This object has turnpike before its enter to the parking places.

As we can see in Figure 3, object 9 has a lower exterior coefficient. This fact can be caused by a close distance to the main road, the middle of the center, and the Rock café too.

This part of the chapter described the results of the case study in the shopping centers as a category. In the next part, we can describe the result of the train and bus

Figure 4. The locality of object 2 (shopping center).

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Figure 5. The antiterrorism pillars before the enters.

Figure 6. The locality of object 9.

station. These objects are opened, and we can see the differences between two types of security coefficients which are caused by the different categories.
