The everyday resilience of the city : how cities respond to terrorism and disaster /

The everyday resilience of the city : how cities respond to terrorism and disaster /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Coaffee, Jon
Other Authors: Wood, David Murakami, Rogers, Peter
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Series:New security challenges series.
Subjects:
City planning.
Terrorism > Prevention.
Public buildings > Security measures.
Crime prevention and architectural design.
Emergency management.
Natural disasters.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The vulnerable city in history
  • Resilience and social control in the city
  • The threat of total devastation
  • Controlling the risky city
  • The intensification of control : towards urban resilience
  • States of protection and emergency : the rise of resilience
  • The UK national response
  • The UK regional response
  • Local resilience planning
  • Urban resilience and everyday life
  • Security is coming home.