This book examines the practice of urban resilience past and present, drawing on deeper global historical sources and detailed case-studies of contemporary Britain. It argues that resilience is neither new nor necessarily about protecting ordinary people, but part of a long struggle over the control of cities.

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Yes, you can access The Everyday Resilience of the City by J. Coaffee,D. Murakami Wood,P. Rogers,Kenneth A. Loparo in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & Terrorism. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Year

2008

ISBN

9780230583337

Topic

Politics & International Relations

Subtopic

Terrorism

Index

Politics & International Relations

Cover
Contents
List of Boxes, Figures, Plates and Tables
Acknowledgments
Notes on Contributors
1 Introduction
2 The Vulnerable City in History
3 Resilience and Social Control in the City
4 The Threat of Total Devastation
5 Controlling the Risky City
6 The Intensification of Control: Towards Urban Resilience
7 States of Protection and Emergency: The Rise of Resilience
8 The UK National Response
9 The UK Regional Response
10 Local Resilience Planning
11 Urban Resilience and Everyday Life
12 Security is Coming Home
Notes
Bibliography
Index