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

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

Plans were made in the UK in 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2014. The UK Government's 13 policy U-turns do not reflect adaptation to dynamic circumstances, but inability to conceive what to do, how to implement it and how to communicate. Public Health England, London, 57 pp. The plans were not connected to anything.

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Proof of Broken Windows theory in Philadelphia and New York City

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Broken Windows theory (" Broken Windows: The Police and Neighborhood Safety ," Atlantic Magazine , 1982) posits that communities where there are vacant buildings, litter, abandoned cars etc. communicate that it's okay to commit crime.

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Public restrooms: single versus multiple-occupant

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The NYC Parks facilities are an absolute illustration of my point that the quality of public facilities (civic assets) communicates whether or not we value the public and the civic commons. Single versus multiple occupant public restrooms. NYC shows that they do. Seemingly, they are cheaper to maintain.