Terrorism, risk and the global city : towards urban resilience /
'Terrorism, Risk and the City' was published at a time (2003) when London, and many other global cities, were coming to terms with the expanded threat of international terrorism they faced. The book offered a historical as well as contemporary account of the physical, financial and manager...
| Основен автор: | Coaffee, Jon. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
℗♭2009.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=292716 |
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Print version::
Terrorism, risk and the global city. |
Съдържание:
- Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; PART I TRANSFORMING CITIES IN THE AGE OF TERRORISM; 1 Introduction: Terrorism, Risk and the Global City; 2 Urban Restructuring and the Development of Defensive Landscapes; 3 Controlling Urban Security Discourse; 4 Risk Society, Resilient Planning, and the Global Terrorist Threat; PART II THE CITY OF LONDON'S RESPONSE; 5 Constructing and Reinforcing the Ring of Steel; 6 Distributing the Financial Risk of Terrorism; 7 Framing, Legitimising and Negotiating the City's Response to Terrorist Risk.