This panel was co-organised alongside Drs. Anna Barker (Leeds) and Melanie Lombard (Sheffield).This documents presents the proceedings of the panel entitled ' Urban securitisation and the need for humanising alternatives', organised at the RC21 Conference in Leeds 2017. The panel aimed to explore humanising alternatives or approaches to urban securitisation, in support of the articulation of urban security approaches which allow citizens to exercise their rights and participate in the construction of more liveable cities
