Politically-motivated demonstrations and marches are considered a major threat to urban security when clashes between demonstrators and counter-demonstrators result in violence or even terroristic attacks. As urban parades and demonstration marches (in the following abbreviated by UPM) move through different parts of cities, the resulting space and time dynamics make it particularly difficult for civil security forces (abbreviated in the following by FCS) to guarantee safety at these types of urban events without endangering one of the most important indicators of a free society.

In this project, partners representing the FCS (police and industry) will cooperate with researchers from academic institutions to develop a decision support system (DSS) to help both in the preparation phase and crisis management situations of UPMs.