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

Contents: Preface; Part I Transforming Cities in the Age of Terrorism: Introduction: terrorism, risk and the global city; Urban restructuring and the development of defensive landscapes; Controlling urban security discourse; Risk society, resilient planning, and the global terrorist threat. Part II The City of London's Response: Constructing and reinforcing the ring of steel; Distributing the financial risk of terrorism; Framing, legitimising and negotiating the City's response to terrorist risk. Part III Terrorism, Risk and the Future City: Towards Urban Resilience: Beating the bombers: a decade of counter terrorism in the City of London; Terrorism and future urbanism in the wake of 9/11; London prepared? Resilience, reputation, and the global city; Bibliography; Index.