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Resilience is increasingly discussed as a key concept across many
fields of international policymaking from sustainable development
and climate change, insecurity, conflict and terrorism to urban and
rural planning, international aid provision and the prevention of
and responses to natural and man-made disasters. Edited by leading
academic authorities from a number of disciplines, this is the
first handbook to deal with resilience as a new conceptual approach
to understanding and addressing a range of interdependent global
challenges. The Handbook is divided into nine sections:
Introduction: contested paradigms of resilience; the challenges of
resilience; governing uncertainty; resilience and neoliberalism;
environmental concerns and climate change adaptation; urban
planning; disaster risk reduction and response; international
security and insecurity; the policy and practices of international
development. Highlighting how resilience-thinking is increasingly
transforming international policy-making and government and
institutional practices, this book will be an indispensable source
of information for students, academics and the wider public
interested in resilience, international relations and international
security.
Takes a novel view of urban security and articulates this through
rescaled approaches to IR and global politics. Few direct
competitors: this book is a multidisciplinary work grounded in
contemporary policy dynamics of global scope. Utilises a range of
accessible internationsal case studies and written in a clear,
accessible style.
Often seen as the host nation's largest ever logistical
undertaking, accommodating the Olympics and its attendant security
infrastructure brings seismic changes to both the physical and
social geography of its destination. Since 1976, the defence of the
spectacle has become the central feature of its planning, one that
has assumed even greater prominence following the bombing of the
1996 Atlanta Games and, most importantly, 9/11. Indeed, the
quintupled cost of securing the first post-9/11 summer Games in
Athens demonstrates the considerable scale and complexity currently
implicated in these operations. Such costs are not only fiscal. The
Games stimulate a tidal wave of redevelopment ushering in new
gentrified urban settings and an associated investment that may or
may not soak through to the incumbent community. Given the unusual
step of developing London's Olympic Park in the heart of an
existing urban milieu and the stated commitments to 'community
development' and 'legacy', these constitute particularly acute
issues for the 2012 Games. In addition to sealing the Olympic Park
from perceived threats, 2012 security operations have also
harnessed the administrative criminological staples of community
safety and crime reduction to generate an ordered space in the
surrounding areas. Of central importance here are the issues of
citizenship, engagement and access in urban spaces redeveloped upon
the themes of security and commerce. Through analyzing the social
and community impact of the 2012 Games and its security operation
on East London, this book concludes by considering the key debates
as to whether utopian visions of legacy can be sustained given the
demands of providing a global securitized event of the magnitude of
the modern Olympics.
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.
Often seen as the host nation's largest ever logistical
undertaking, accommodating the Olympics and its attendant security
infrastructure brings seismic changes to both the physical and
social geography of its destination. Since 1976, the defence of the
spectacle has become the central feature of its planning, one that
has assumed even greater prominence following the bombing of the
1996 Atlanta Games and, most importantly, 9/11. Indeed, the
quintupled cost of securing the first post-9/11 summer Games in
Athens demonstrates the considerable scale and complexity currently
implicated in these operations. Such costs are not only fiscal. The
Games stimulate a tidal wave of redevelopment ushering in new
gentrified urban settings and an associated investment that may or
may not soak through to the incumbent community. Given the unusual
step of developing London's Olympic Park in the heart of an
existing urban milieu and the stated commitments to 'community
development' and 'legacy', these constitute particularly acute
issues for the 2012 Games. In addition to sealing the Olympic Park
from perceived threats, 2012 security operations have also
harnessed the administrative criminological staples of community
safety and crime reduction to generate an ordered space in the
surrounding areas. Of central importance here are the issues of
citizenship, engagement and access in urban spaces redeveloped upon
the themes of security and commerce. Through analyzing the social
and community impact of the 2012 Games and its security operation
on East London, this book concludes by considering the key debates
as to whether utopian visions of legacy can be sustained given the
demands of providing a global securitized event of the magnitude of
the modern Olympics.
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.
This book offers key concepts and practical guidance about the
planner's role in countering terrorist risk. Public safety and
security has always been a fundamental premise of successful public
spaces, and a material consideration in planning processes, but
especially so since the events of 9/11 2001. Recent attacks in
Berlin, Nice, Stockholm, London, Melbourne, Barcelona, New York and
elsewhere using fast-moving vehicles in crowded places has led to a
re-evaluation of security in many public locations. In these
uncertain times, planners are increasingly being seen as key
stakeholders in national security and counter-terrorism endeavours
where the spatial configuration and aesthetic design of protective
security interventions will have a crucial impact upon the
vibrancy, resilience and safety of urban centres both now and in
the future. Illustrated with historic and contemporary
international case studies, this book discusses: the changing roles
and responsibilities of planning; how security is increasingly
becoming a statutory consideration in the planning process; the
need for planners to engage with a range of non-traditional
stakeholders such as the military, police and security services to
facilitate better planning outcomes; the importance of planning in
national and global politics; the ethics of planning
decision-making and the importance of determining what is in the
public interest; how to advance proportionate counter-terrorist
security in plans that balance effectiveness with social and
cultural factors; and the role of training, guidance, standards and
regulation in enforcing or encouraging the fulfilment of planning
requirements.
Resilience is increasingly discussed as a key concept across many
fields of international policymaking from sustainable development
and climate change, insecurity, conflict and terrorism to urban and
rural planning, international aid provision and the prevention of
and responses to natural and man-made disasters. Edited by leading
academic authorities from a number of disciplines, this is the
first handbook to deal with resilience as a new conceptual approach
to understanding and addressing a range of interdependent global
challenges. The Handbook is divided into nine sections:
Introduction: contested paradigms of resilience; the challenges of
resilience; governing uncertainty; resilience and neoliberalism;
environmental concerns and climate change adaptation; urban
planning; disaster risk reduction and response; international
security and insecurity; the policy and practices of international
development. Highlighting how resilience-thinking is increasingly
transforming international policy-making and government and
institutional practices, this book will be an indispensable source
of information for students, academics and the wider public
interested in resilience, international relations and international
security.
A compelling and definitive account of why we need to radically
rethink our approach to dealing with catastrophic events
Catastrophic events such as 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and the Tohoku
"Triple Disaster" of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown that
hit the eastern seaboard of Japan in 2012 are seen as surprises
that have a low probability of occurring but have a debilitating
impact when they do. In this eye-opening journey through modern and
ancient risk management practices, Jon Coaffee explains why we need
to find a new way to navigate the deeply uncertain world that we
live in. Examining how governments have responded to terrorist
threats, climate change, and natural disasters, Coaffee shows how
and why these measures have proven inadequate and what should be
done to make us more resilient. While conventional approaches have
focused on planning and preparing for disruptions and enhanced our
ability to "bounce back," our focus should be on anticipating
future challenges and enhancing our capacity to adapt to new
threats.
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.
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