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Covid-19: Elements of a Scenario

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

In 2020, some confusion arises from the fact that much of the planning refers to influenza, whereas the SARS category of diseases is not strictly a 'flu virus, but most of the planning principles are exactly the same, so this is mainly a labelling issue. McCaw 2007. In some quarters, it had an immediate effect (e.g., Mathews et al.

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Celebrating CMC’s 75th Anniversary – A Look at Majors Over Time

The Lowe Down

In 2020, 25.86% of students were majoring in Economics. Following 2007, demand for the major has been on the decline, with only. 7.79% of the student body declaring Government as their major in 2020. In 2020, there were as many Computer Science majors (7.79%) as there were. Management, and Media Studies.

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State of the Nation - a UK Perspective on Covid-19

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

Since the start of the crisis, I have constantly affirmed that the key to understanding the effects of this pandemic is the UK Government's failure to give adequate weight to emergency planning and management (Alexander 2020a, 2020b). There were major exercises on pandemics in 2005, 2007 and 2016. The Guardian , 5 May 2020.

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WMATA's latest bus improvement program

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Another aspect of the balkanized transit system in the DC area is that every jurisdiction has a different program for bus shelters--what Ivan Bennett, product design manager for the London bus program, calls "a lack of continuity." WMATA should upgrade its Metrorail station bus shelters.

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Public restrooms: single versus multiple-occupant

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Of course, the bigger cities, with homelessness, a propensity for vandalism, higher usage, low investment in facilities, and lack of attendants, have a problem in maintaining quality public facilities (" The Disappearing Public Toilet ," Seton Hall Law Review , 2020). Applying public space management principles to restrooms.

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A History of Ohio Land Banking 2009–2021: From Legislation to Operation

Center for Community Progress

These properties were in most cases sold at sheriff’s sales to responsible rehabbers or to municipal land banks, kept and managed the unsold vacant lots until a future use could be identified. This number rose to 8,700 in 2003, 9,700 in 2004, 13,943 in 2006, and 14,946 in 2007. Everything seemed to work as planned—until 2008.

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A follow up on the H Street article: Learning from Philadelphia | More sophisticated daypart, retail, cultural, and experience planning

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Because " (2007) was a response to criticism of the Main Street program when some businesses failed on the Brookland commercial corridor. Was it the owner [and management]? It's tough in DC because there are so many smaller districts in DC outside of Downtown. More on retail success. " Why ask why? The concept? The commercial district?

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