The fires
Subtitle: how a computer formula burned down New York City--and determined the future of American cities
By: Joe Flood.
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 325
ISBN-13: 9781594488986
Subjects: New York (N.Y.). -- Fire Dept. -- Appropriations and expenditures -- History -- 20th century; Fire investigation -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century; City planning -- New York (State) -- New York -- Statistical methods -- History -- 20th century; Drugstores -- Fires and fire prevention -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century; New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Description: Contends that computer remodeling of 1970s-era New York City led to the withdrawal of fire protection services from poor neighborhoods that burned down and displaced hundreds of thousands of people.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.