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The War on Terror and the Normalisation of Urban Security (Interventions) - Hardcover

Book 134 of 137: Interventions

Coaffee, Jon

 
9781138617551: The War on Terror and the Normalisation of Urban Security (Interventions)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1138617555 ISBN 13: 9781138617551
Publisher: Routledge, 2021

Synopsis

This book explores the processes by which, in the 20 years after 9/11, the practices of urban security and counter-terrorism have impacted the everyday experiences of the Western city. Highlighting the localised urban responses to new security challenges, it reflects critically upon the historical trajectory of techniques of territorialisation and physical protection, urban surveillance and the increasing need for cities to enhance resilience and prepare for anticipated future attacks and unpacks the practices and impacts of the intensification of recent urban security practices in the name of countering terrorism.

Drawing on over 25 years of research and practical experience, the author utilises a range of international case studies, framed by conceptual ideas drawn from critical security, political and geographical theory.

The book will be of interest to students and scholars of politics, war studies, urban studies, geography, sociology, criminology, and the growing market of security and resilience professionals, as well as non-academic audiences seeking to understand responses to terrorist risk.

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About the Author

Jon Coaffee is a professor in Urban Geography in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick, United Kingdom and is an international expert in counter-terrorism, security and urban resilience. His work includes Terrorism, Risk and the City (2003); The Everyday Resilience of the City: How Cities Respond to Terrorism and Disaster (2008); Terrorism, Risk and the Global City – Towards Urban Resilience (2009); Sustaining and Securing the Olympic City (2011); Urban Resilience: Planning for Risk Crisis and Uncertainty (2016); Futureproof (2019) Resilience and Planning: Planning’s Role in Countering Terrorism (2020).

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2021
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138617555
ISBN 13 
9781138617551
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
322