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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coaffee, Jon, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--England--London.

City planning.

Terrorism--England--London--Prevention.

Terrorism.

Public buildings--Security measures--England--London.

Public buildings.

Crime prevention and architectural design--England--London.

Crime prevention and architectural design.

Risk perception--England--London.

Risk perception.

Emergency management--England--London.

Emergency management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2017.

Summary:

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 of contemporary western cities, this book examines how the perceived risk of terrorist attack led to changes in the physical form and institutional infrastructure of the city of London during the 1990s when the city was a prime terrorist target. The book analyses how the various formal and informal strategies adopted in the City attempted to reduce both the physical and financial risk of terrorism. This was undertaken through a series of place-specific security initiatives and risk management policies which led to increased fortification, a substantial rise in terrorism insurance premiums, and, changing institutional relations at a variety of spatial scales. It also argues that the security measures deployed were developed not in terms of an anti-terrorist effort, but in relation to the unintended by-products of these approaches such as crime reduction and enhanced traffic management capabilities.

Contents:

Part, I Transforming Cities in the Age of Terrorism / Jon Coaffee

chapter 1 Introduction: Terrorism, Risk and the City / Jon Coaffee

chapter 2 Urban Restructuring and the Development of Defensive Landscapes / Jon Coaffee

chapter 3 Controlling the Security Discourse in the Postmodern City / Jon Coaffee Jon Coaffee

chapter 4 Risk Society and the Global Terrorist Threat / Jon Coaffee

part, II The City of London's Response / Jon Coaffee

chapter 5 Constructing and Reinforcing the Ring of Steel / Jon Coaffee

chapter 6 Distributing the Financial Risk of Terrorism / Jon Coaffee

chapter 7 Framing, Legitimating and Negotiating the City's Response to Terrorist Risk / Jon Coaffee

part, III Terrorism, Risk and the Future City / Jon Coaffee

chapter 8 Beating the Bombers: a Decade of Counter Terrorism in the City of London / Jon Coaffee

chapter 9 Terrorism and Future Urbanism / Jon Coaffee.

Notes:

"First published 2003 by Ashgate Publishing."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-351-89567-2

1-315-24164-1

1-351-89566-4

9781315241647

OCLC:

1011108337