Safer cities of the future
Subtitle: rise up, clip on, and grow out for a better urban experience
By: Allan Bonner
Publisher: Sextant Publishing
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9781926755144; 9781926755137
Subjects: Emergency management; Crisis management; Risk management; Cities and towns; City planning; Safety measures
Description: "This book is shocking. It documents the 'fantasy' emergency plans that rely on wishful thinking, non-existent private cars and with no mention of public transit to evacuate citizens. It documents how many apparent solutions may cause more loss of life than the emergency. Traffic 'contra-flow' (all lanes going out) prevents emergency vehicles from entering the affected area and more people may die trying to evacuate than die from the event that caused the evacuation order. The author and a team of researchers studied 100 urban emergency plans. They found jargon, acronyms, lists of civic leaders, laborious definitions, unreadable maps and analysis of non-existent hazards. While humorous, this will kill people, and has. Terrorism, increased density and severe weather events make this book a necessity in all city police, fire, emergency and political offices&#x2013;at least for those who want to save lives. The author uses the lens of Utopian planning, redundant transport systems and new building materials to help move us to safer cities of the future."--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-179)