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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). There were major exercises on pandemics in 2005, 2007 and 2016. Exercise Cygnus Report.

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Public restrooms: single versus multiple-occupant

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Policy and practice in public space management depending on the revitalization health of a community. Applying public space management principles to restrooms. South Salt Lake versus Bell Canyon in Sandy, the facilities are equally or less subject to vandalism and misuse.

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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. It turns out that it looks like the Philadelphia Pops Orchestra isn't going to shutter (" Philly Pops musicians and management reach tentative agreement for new contracts ," Philadelphia Inquirer ). Demolitions of historically significant buildings.

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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

providing high quality people spaces within a hospital complex becomes very difficult (" Penn’s new hospital belatedly recognizes pedestrian space is a public health issue "). But I haven't seen a good transportation demand management study of hospital workers trip to work. (In Continuum of care programs (relevant to both).