Comprehensive security for residents of suburban cottage communities located remotely from urban infrastructure

This article examines the role of cottage communities' remoteness from urban infrastructure in shaping a unique living environment, where traditional security mechanisms are either delayed or ineffective. Due to their geographic and infrastructural isolation, residents of cottage communities face a wide range of threats. A comprehensive approach to the safety of residents of cottage communities located outside the reach of city services remains fragmented.The integration of technical security measures, engineering protection, architectural planning solutions, and social self-organization into a unified "comprehensive security" system remains understudied. An analysis of the impact of remoteness revealed two key security aspects: the impact on emergency response times and the impact on the reliability of life support systems. The research method was a sociological survey conducted in the form of formal face-to-face interviews at the respondents' places of residence. The study's novelty lies in its analysis of the opinions of cottage community residents, which allowed us to identify the risks of suburban living associated with spatial isolation from urban infrastructure, as well as to identify problems and proposals for ensuring comprehensive security in cottage communities, divided into key areas focused on different stages—from site selection to day-to-day management. Modern technologies offer comprehensive solutions that significantly reduce risks for remote cottage communities. The key principle is to create a maximally autonomous, intelligent, and redundant environment. The use of such solutions allows for the creation of an integrated security environment within a remote cottage community: an energy framework (AGEK) ensures that security and life support systems are never without power; intelligent video surveillance (with AI and audio analytics) provides 24/7 monitoring of the perimeter and public areas, identifying threats at an early stage; a digital perimeter (ACS and panic buttons) controls the flow of visitors and vehicles, and in a critical situation, allows for immediate assistance, eliminating the distance.