Terrorism, Risk and the Global City: Towards Urban Resilience - Hardcover

Coaffee, Jon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0754674282 ISBN 13: 9780754674283

Publisher: Routledge, 2009

Synopsis

First published in 2003, this account of the anti-terrorist measures of London's financial district and the changes in urban security after 9/11 has been revised to take into account developments in counter-terrorist security and management, particularly after the terrorist attack in London on July 7th 2005. It makes a valuable addition to the current debate on terrorism and the new security challenges facing Western nations. Drawing on the post-9/11 academic and policy literature on how terrorism is reshaping the contemporary city, this book explores the changing nature of the terrorist threat against global cities in terms of tactics and targeting, and the challenge of developing city-wide managerial measures and strategies. Also addressed is the way in which London is leading the way in developing best practice in counter-terrorist design and management, and how such practice is being internationalized.

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About the Author

Jon Coaffee is Chair of Spatial Planning at the Centre for Urban and Regional Studies, Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, UK

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754674282
• ISBN 13: 9780754674283
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 376