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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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23 March 2017 | Making a Difference in the Real World through Public Affairs Research, By Stephanie Moulton

PMRA (Public Management Research Association)

After the discussion, I went back to my office and brushed off Heather Hill’s 2003 JPART article on implementation resources, “ Understanding Implementation: Street?Level Jill’s research is making a difference in the real world, not only through her academic publications, but through the creation of implementation resources.

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Disaster Risk Reduction is not a Paradigm

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

The 1970s were a period in which Kuhn's ideas were vigorously debated by people who were much more knowledgeable in the philosophy of science than I will ever be (Meiland 1974, Nickles 2003, Scheffler 1972). 2017), but to answer the question properly, we have to ask another. Journal of Emergency Management 13(1): 59-72.

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Reflections on the Turkish-Syrian Earthquakes of 6th February 2023: Building Collapse and its Consequences

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

Mosalam 2003. Natural Hazards 109: 161-200. Seismic performance of wide-beam infill-joist block RC frames in Turkey. Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities 29(1): 1-9. Why RC buildings failed in the 2011 Van, Turkey, earthquakes: construction versus design practices. Research on Engineering Structures and Materials 7(1): 1-11.

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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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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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Metrorail Silver Line phase two opening this week

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Washington Post , July 13, 2003. Another element that could be included, in terms of comprehensiveness, is ferry and water taxi services, even though they are pretty niche (" Metrorail shutdown south of AlexandriaNational Airport would have been a good opportunity to promote ferry service ," 2017). More network improvements.