Defiant talk follows panic - but the risk to tall buildings is nothing new

Article Abstract:

The terrorist attacks in the US have served to revive memories of earlier planned and actual attacks on large cities. Such attacks took place as early as the second world war, and it became clear that fortified cities could not necessarily be protected.

Analysis, Fortification

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The US: mission critical 24 hours a day, seven days a week

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Issues concerning the design and construction of secure data storage buildings in the US are discussed. The need for such facilities to withstand tornadoes, sabotage or electricity failure, and their high building costs, are explored.

Safety and security measures, Column, Industry, Industries, Information storage and retrieval

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A doubling of efforts to save London from the density drain

Article Abstract:

Issues are presented concerning the report by the Urban Task Force which has certified central London, England, as full. The density of building within London and its future urban development are discussed.

Management, Planning, London, England, City planning, Urban planning, Population density

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