Terrorism, risk and the city: towards urban resilience
By: by Jon Coaffee.
Publisher: Ashgate Pub.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Farnham, Surrey, England
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780754674283; 9780754690467
Subjects: City planning -- England -- London; Terrorism -- England -- London -- Prevention; City and town life -- England -- London -- Psychological aspects; Public buildings -- Security measures -- England -- London; Crime prevention and architectural design -- England -- London; Risk perception -- England -- London; Emergency management -- England -- London; London Terrorist Bombings, London, England, 2005,
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Transforming cities in the age of terrorism; title: Introduction: terrorism, risk and the global city; title: Urban restructuring and the development of defensive landscapes; title: Controlling urban security discourse; title: Risk society, resilient planning, and the global terrorist threat; title: The city of London's response; title: Constructing and reinforcing the ring of steel; title: Distributing the financial risk of terrorism; title: Framing, legitimising and negotiating the city's response to; title: Terrorist risk; title: Terrorism, risk and the future city: towards urban resilience; title: Beating the bombers: a decade of counter terrorism in the city of; title: London; title: Terrorism and future urbanism in the wake of 9/11; title: London prepared? resilience, reputation, and the global city.