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

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

There were major exercises on pandemics in 2005, 2007 and 2016. The Guardian , 5 May 2020. Murray 2020. The Guardian , 25 August 2020 - and subsequent updates. Public Health England, London, 57 pp. Plans were made in the UK in 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2014. So where are its emergency planners? Murphy, S.,

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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). Fancy restroom" in Bryant Park, New York City.

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Hospitals as urban anchors/revitalization levers, not usually, but with great potential to serve communities in important ways: Examples are two forthcoming projects by Intermountain Health and University of Utah Health

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Both Intermountain Health (" Intermountain Health says it wants planned urban hospital to be 'an anchor' in Salt Lake City ," KSL-TV) and University of Utah Health (" Here’s the latest on that big hospital coming to WVC — and why it differs from other U. Reading room. Why not create one as part of a community-serving hospital?

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Urbanism obituaries, 2022 | Death clusters of people, buildings and organizations as an indicator of institutional failure

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Although to be fair to public health departments, many do address it. I had no idea, but more people die in most cities from drug overdoses, not murders (" Drug overdoses now kill more Americans than guns ," CBS News, " Overdose Deaths Continue Rising, With Fentanyl and Meth Key Culprits ," New York Times ). Mention this a lot.

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