Tegg Westbrook
Associate Professor
Contact
Telephone: 51831622
Email: tegg.westbrook@uis.no
Room: KE C-335
Department
Faculty of Science and Technology
Department of Safety, Economics and Planning
About me
I am Associate Professor at the Department of Safety, Economics, and Planning at the Faculty of Science and Technology. I have a Bachelor of Science in Human Geography, a Master of Arts in International Relations, and a PhD in Globalisation Studies. I am study programme coordinator for City and Regional Planning, including both the bachelor (Byggingeniør) and master programmes.
Research
I am a technologist interested in the social and political consequences resulting from the end-use of security and safety technologies at various scales, from residential, urban spaces, and with relevance to world affairs. I engage with issues of city resilience from a security perspective, particularly on the topics of crime prevention and societal safety. My recent publications have engaged with issues of radio interference devices, the criminal motivations for using them, and who are most affected. I have also published papers on the topics of proportionality in urban planning and the use of artificial intelligence in the detection of, and deterrence for those experiencing, COVID-19 symptoms.
I am currently dedicating research into the coercive effects of geospatial services through the nexus of "hostile architectures," considering the implications of coercive digital planning, focussing on for example anti-loitering measures, crime detractors, and mandatory parking and speed restrictions.
I am also dedicating research into the phenomon of technology-facilitated abuse (technology use to intimidate, coerce, control, and harass), with emphasis on intimate partner relationships in smart homes. I work with charities and academics from many disciplines on this issue.
Please do not hesitate to get in touch for collaboration, supervision, and networking.
Projects Participating in
RESICITIES - Building resilience through education for Sustainable, Collaborative and Smart Cities
Urban and community sustainability in planning and architecture (UCSPA)
Building bilateral research network towards resilient, smart and sustainable cities and regions
RISKSEC2.0 Local climate change adaptation: from risk governance to securitisation strategies?
Academic Development through bilateral peer-learning activities on mission-oriented innovation for Climate Neutral and Smart Cities
Trolltunga Bilateral Fund in the field of Higher Education Institutions
Teaching, Leadership and Coordination
Introduction to Urban Planning and Societal Safety (BYS110 - coordinator)
Bacheloroppgave i byplanlegging og samfunsikkerhet (BYSBAC - coordinator)
Praksis (BYS300) - coordinator)
Resilient Cities (BYG640 - lecturer, previously coordinator)
Risk, safety, economics, and planning for Smart Cities (Erasmus+, in collaboration with Czech Technical University in Prague - joint coordinator)
Terrorism and security (RIS535 - lecturer)
Digital insecurity (RIS535 - lecturer)
New Technologies and Ideas for Sustainable City Development (BYG655 - Lecturer)
Digital Societies for Sustainable Energy Transitions (MEE128 - lecturer)
Digital Society and Societal Transformations (M-DIG - lecturer)
Masteroppgave byplanlegging (BYGBAC - supervision)
I was study programme leader for the bachelor programme "Urban Planning and Societal Safety" (Byplanlegging og samfunnssikkerhet) between 2021-2023.
I am now (2023-) study programme leader for the bachelor and master programme in City and Regional Planning (Byplanlegging).
Other relevant experiences
Between 2019 and 2020, I was Visiting Scholar at the University of St. Andrews, Center for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV). I worked with scholars at the Center on the subject of non-state actor motivations and capabilities in the electromagnetic domain.
For two years during my PhD I worked mostly on a voluntary capacity for Omega Research Foundation who are dedicated to providing rigorous, objective, evidence-based research on the manufacture, trade in, and use of, military, security and police technologies.