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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). The scenario for this pandemic (excluding the recovery) was fully formulated over the period 2003-2009.

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Updating the best practice elements of revitalization to include elements 7 and 8 | Transformational Projects Action Planning at a large scale

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

While the concept was spurred by my writings on the Purple Line light rail system coming to suburban Maryland, -- " (Big Hairy) Projects Action Plan(s) as an element of Comprehensive/Master Plans ," 2017 but also best practice programs I've across and not always written about. Really, the revitalization management process is never ending.

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A tale of three supermarket companies and innovation: Kroger; Safeway; Albertsons

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Nothing in the way management designed or merchandised the stores made them distinctive enough to engage shoppers and build loyalty. And earlier than some of their competitors, they began opening new stores in center cities, starting with Portland in 2003. Any sort of "wow factor" was totally absent. Petworth, DC.

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