The Other Side of Resilience to Terrorism: A Portrait of a Resilient-Healthy City

Description

This timely treatise introduces an innovative prevention/preparedness model for cities to address and counter terrorist threats and events. It offers theoretical background, mixed-method research, and tools for creating a resilience-based response to terrorism, as opposed to the security-based frameworks commonly in use worldwide. The extended example of Milan as a “resilient-healthy” city pinpoints sociological, political, and economic factors that contribute to terror risk, and outlines how law enforcement and emergency management professionals can adopt more proactive measures. From these observations and findings, the author also makes recommendations for the professional training and city planning sectors to address preparedness issues, and for community inclusion programs to deter criminal activities in at-risk youth. Features of the coverage: Summary of sociological theories of terrorism The Resilience D model for assessing and managing urban terrorist activity Findings on resilience and vulnerabilities of terror groups Photo-illustrated analysis of neighborhoods in Milan, describing areas of risk and resilience Virtual ethnography with perspectives from native residents, recent immigrants, and security experts Proposals for coordinated communications between resource agencies The Other Side of Resilience to Terrorism will hold considerable interest for students, stakeholders, practitioners, and researchers. It makes a worthwhile text for various academic disciplines (e.g., urban sociology, crisis management) as well as for public agencies and policymakers. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii Introduction (Barbara Lucini)....Pages 1-3 Terrorism, Sociology and a Resilience Approach (Barbara Lucini)....Pages 5-18 Understanding Muslim Terrorism, Islamic State Terrorism and the Rise of Muslim Gangs (Barbara Lucini)....Pages 19-32 Research Design and Methodological Matters (Barbara Lucini)....Pages 33-50 A Portrait of a Resilient, Healthy City: Terrorism Threats, Urban Risks and Resilience (Barbara Lucini)....Pages 51-71 City Preparedness for Resilience against Terrorism Threats (Barbara Lucini)....Pages 73-89 The Sociological Seeds of Terrorism and Resilience Understanding: A Sociological Journey Through the Traces and Signs of the Other Side of Resilience (Barbara Lucini)....Pages 91-102 A Portrait of Downtown, or the Ideal Shop Window District (Barbara Lucini)....Pages 103-110 A Portrait of the Two South-Eastern Districts of Milan (Barbara Lucini)....Pages 111-117 A Portrait of the Three North-Eastern Districts of Milan (Barbara Lucini)....Pages 119-131 A Portrait of the North-Western District: An Italian Bronx? (Barbara Lucini)....Pages 133-141 A Portrait of the Two South-Western Districts of Milan (Barbara Lucini)....Pages 143-153 The Maze City and the Future of Counterterrorism (Barbara Lucini)....Pages 155-169 Final Conclusion (Barbara Lucini)....Pages 171-172 Back Matter ....Pages 173-192