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The Camden bench is a prime example of hostile architecture, a controversial type of urban design aimed at preventing people from using public spaces in undesirable ways. It can come in the form of spiked or sloped benches, bolts installed on shop doorsteps and windowsills, and even water features that operate at surprising intervals on flat surfaces. The Camden bench required that people couldn’t sleep on it, stash drugs in it, or skate on it.

This zebra crossing - a concept first introduced in New Delhi, Inda - applies a cleverly-detailed optical illusion causing fast drivers to slow down. On the right: Operating on the theory that exposure to blue light has a calming effect on one’s mood, rail stations in Japan began installing blue LED panels as a suicide-prevention measure. According to a study by researchers at the University of Tokyo data analyzed over a 10-year period shows an 84 percent decline in the number of suicide attempts.