The Everyday Resilience of the City: How Cities Respond to Terrorism and Disaster
Jon Coaffee
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Paperback. 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. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMVD; JKV; JPA; JPWL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 2. Weight in Grams: 510.
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.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
New Security Challenges
Condition
New
Number of Pages
341
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349361151
SKU
V9781349361151
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99-15
About Jon Coaffee
JON COAFFEE is a Senior Lecturer in Spatial Planning and Urban Regeneration in the Centre for Urban Policy Studies at the University of Manchester, UK. He has published widely on issues related to the social and economic future of cities and especially the impact of terrorism on the functioning and management of urban areas. DAVID MURAKAMI ... Read more
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