4.2 what is the impact of the threat and realities of terrorism on citizens who work and live in cities? Flashcards

1
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9/11 is described as what

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contagion of economic distress

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2
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how many jobs lost due to 9/11

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1.6 million

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3
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where was there a disproportionate loss of jobs

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in larger cities and those reliant on tourism

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4
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what % of people drop in visitors for large museums like smithsonian

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30%

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5
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what % is domestic air travel down by since 9/11

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8%

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6
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what % is international air travel down by since 9/11

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20%

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7
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how much do goods cost now since 9/11

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1-3% more

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8
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impact on culture describe as what effect

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bin laden effect

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9
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9/11 taught us that cities do not just absorb triumphs and shocks of larger cities but also …

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transmit them

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10
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what % of american cities reported their economies weakened after a month after 9/11

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41%

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11
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what % of american cities reported that municpal revnues had fallen after 9/11

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30%

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12
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what % of cities reported a steep drop in public confidence following 9/11

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28%

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13
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how much $ of real estate developments were suspended or abandoned because unable to get insurance

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15.5 billion dollars

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14
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what do politicians say about impact of terrorism

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attacks on a way of life

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15
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what 3 things did mike davis say about pervasiveness of fear leads to:

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  1. demands for more punitive responses from state
  2. heightened surveillance and police powers, attempts to design out crime
  3. policies intended to curtail threats to dominant social order
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16
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what did davis say about ‘the universal crusade to secure the city is….

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… the destruction of any truly democratic space’

17
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what does marcuse 2002 say about the post 9/11 city is bleak and characterised by widespread…

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  • technological surveillance
  • concrete barriers
  • body searches
18
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where did mike daivs coin the term ecology of fear

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in context of deterioration in relations between police and residents in inner city neighbourhoods during 1980s-1990s

19
Q

what did mike davis say about the crime infested future city and that urban authorities might as well enact…

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fortress style rings of steel as a counter response

20
Q

what did chicago school state crime and insecurity ceased to be

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ceased to be a deviation from the norm and is now the new normal

21
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in galrand culture of control a combination of what provides conditions in which voters demand greater punishment of offenders and better management of risks of victimisation

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combination of fear and pessism

22
Q

which demographic flee cities to safer suburbs and rural areas

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middle class
well eductaed

23
Q

what does swanstrom 2002 say the main threat to cities comes not from terrorism but from?

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the policy responses to terrorism that could undermine the freedom of thought and movement that are the lifebloood of cities

24
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legislative and operational counter-terrorism can undermine what?

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undermine social cohesion and alienate suspect communities

25
Q

the gov counter terrorism strategy CONTEST has 4 main elements:

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-pursue
- prevent
- protect
- prepare

26
Q

what element of gov counter terrorism programme has been controversial in relation to alienation/ targeting muslim people

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the prevent deradicalisation element

27
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what did hillyard say about which community is a suspect community

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irish community as a whole

28
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what has pantazi and pemberton focused on for the war on terror

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the way in which war on terror has emerged as principle conflict

29
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amer and hover 2012 found that after 9/11 terror attacks arab americans were…

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doubly traumatised

30
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lucini claims that cities with high levels of what become more resilient?

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  • social inclusion
  • social cohesion
  • social participation
  • social engagement
  • well trained and coordinated law enforcement
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