Conceptualizing urban ontological security: ‘Being-in-the-city’ and its social and spatial dimensions

• Urban ontological security theorizes the intertwined relationships between social and spatial aspects of urban security. • Urban ontological security is related to individuals’ everyday routine and confidence in their urban social and physical fabrics. • Urban ontological security is about the confidence in ‘the constancy’ of the urban fabric to support the everyday routinized actions. • Urban ontological security is a very important form of...