Summary
The present document is one of the six methodology guides included in the Safety Diagnosis Tool Kit for Local Communities. The aim of this guide is to assist with the first step in the diagnosis procedure, which is designed to provide a good grasp of the characteristics of the life setting under study, as well as a frame of reference for the data collection activities that will be carried out to take stock of the setting’s safety. The guide will thus help to develop a general portrait of the life setting based on its geographic, human and economic characteristics and certain physical characteristics related to housing. Ultimately, this portrait will make it possible to identify the social and physical conditions that are likely to affect the life setting's safety.