Terrorism, risk and the city : the making of a contemporary urban landscape /

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The development of defensive strategies encompassing the fortification and privatization of the city has attracted significant attention during recent years, and has become particularly relevant in the aftermath of September 11th. Dealing with issues of risk, security and the spatial restructuring o...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Coaffee, Jon (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2017.
Temas:
City planning > England > London.
Terrorism > England > London > Prevention.
Public buildings > Security measures > England > London.
Crime prevention and architectural design > England > London.
Risk perception > England > London.
Emergency management > England > London.
Urbanisme > Angleterre > Londres.
Terrorisme > Angleterre > Londres > Prévention.
Bâtiments publics > Sécurité > Mesures > Angleterre > Londres.
Design architectural et prévention de la criminalité > Angleterre > Londres.
Perception du risque > Angleterre > Londres.
Gestion des situations d'urgence > Angleterre > Londres.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Geography.
City planning
Crime prevention and architectural design
Emergency management
Public buildings > Security measures
Risk perception
Terrorism > Prevention
Urbanisme.
Édifice public.
Mesures de sécurité.
Antiterrorisme.
Perception du risque.
Prévention de la criminalité.
Gestion des situations d'urgence.
England > London
Londres (Angleterre)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : terrorism, risk, and the city
  • Urban restructuring and the development of defensive landscapes
  • Controlling the security discourse in the postmodern city
  • Risk society and the global terrorist threat
  • Constructing and reinforcing the ring of steel
  • Distributing the financial risk of terrorism
  • Framing, legitimating, and negotiating the city's response to terrorist risk
  • Beating the bombers : a decade of counter terrorism in the city of London
  • Terrorism and future urbanism.

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