The Everyday Resilience of the City : How Cities Respond to Terrorism and Disaster /
This book examines the practice of urban resilience past and present, drawing on deeper global historical sources and detailed case-studies of contemporary Britain. It argues that resilience is neither new nor necessarily about protecting ordinary people, but part of a long struggle over the control...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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London :
Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
2009.
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Series: | New security challenges series.
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Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Summary: | This book examines the practice of urban resilience past and present, drawing on deeper global historical sources and detailed case-studies of contemporary Britain. It argues that resilience is neither new nor necessarily about protecting ordinary people, but part of a long struggle over the control of cities. |
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Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (XI, 330 pages) |
ISBN: | 9780230583337 |
DOI: | 10.1057/9780230583337 |