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Covid-19: Elements of a Scenario

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

In 2020, some confusion arises from the fact that much of the planning refers to influenza, whereas the SARS category of diseases is not strictly a 'flu virus, but most of the planning principles are exactly the same, so this is mainly a labelling issue. In some quarters, it had an immediate effect (e.g., Mathews et al.

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

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

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 Guardian , 5 May 2020. Murray 2020. The Guardian , 25 August 2020 - and subsequent updates. I have taught it every year since then. Murphy, S.,

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A follow up on the H Street article: Learning from Philadelphia | More sophisticated daypart, retail, cultural, and experience planning

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I suggested something like this to the DC Main Street program in 2003, but it was too ambitious for them to understand.) Such programs and relatedly, business plan competitions, should really be run at the scale of a city (something I suggested to DC Main Streets in 2003, but they couldn't wrap their head around it). Why ask why?

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