Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

JUNE 9, 2019

The study of disasters is a 'lateral discipline' that, to varying degrees embraces at least 42 other disciplines and professions (Alexander 2013). One result of having so many disciplinary perspectives is virtually to preclude consensus on the definition and classification of disasters and the concepts that go with them. Alexander, D.

2010 52

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This was proposed a number of years ago for EM, first in the Barry Administration and then around 2012-2013, but the vendors fought it, with the support of now Mayor Muriel Bowser. We did this in 2008 or 2009. But definitely eater-tainment. I was involved in helping "to save" that area c. EM also closes at 7 pm!

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 18, 2024

I'd say definitely not, the ridership is abysmal. The journal article " Making Cycling Irresistible ," inspired my own blog entry in 2008, " Ideas for Making Cycling Irresistible in DC." The Tribune article asks the question of whether or not the streetcar is contributing to traffic reduction.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Basic Definitions and Facts MH had a questionable reputation before it began an upgrade from its low-quality origins many decades ago. 3] Focusing on owner-occupied housing, house prices have increased faster than wages from 2016 (when they reached their pre-2008 peak level) through early 2020, reducing affordability.

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