Disaster Planning and Emergency Management
MARCH 11, 2020
It is now more than ten years since there was a general push to induce countries to plan for pandemics (WHO 2005). US Homeland Security Council 2005, UK Government 2008), while in others it did not. It is also important to remember that the Covid-19 pandemic occurs in the context of other developments. UK Government 2008.
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
MARCH 21, 2024
A problem on Market East and in Philadelphia, they said, is the city government only contemplates the future in response to developers’ wishes. Plus they have a bias against development to begin with, think developers are monsters because they make profits, etc. Most economic development planners don't know the difference.
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Disaster Planning and Emergency Management
OCTOBER 23, 2020
The scenario for this pandemic (excluding the recovery) was fully formulated over the period 2003-2009. There were major exercises on pandemics in 2005, 2007 and 2016. The last two of these were either not developed enough or were allowed to lapse. I have taught it every year since then. The plans were not connected to anything.
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Washington Post , July 13, 2003. There would be plenty of benefits for DC, discussed here, "" If DC had visionary elected officials and planners it could use the new WMATA "BOS" study to push through the development of a separated Silver Line in DC (and Northern Virginia) ," 2019). Extending the Silver Line to Leesburg.
The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)
MARCH 4, 2024
2 The report came about at a time when the FHLBs have been increasingly criticized for neglecting their housing and community development mission and instead using their subsidies and privileges to benefit their financial institution owners and executives. As an example of their lobbying power, in 2004 and 2005 the George W.
Public Policy Blog
JANUARY 3, 2014
As more of the world becomes connected online, revolutionaries across the globe are being empowered like never before although not all are successful as sustaining the movement the use of information communication technologies (ICT) are critical in developing and executing modern social movements.
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