Books Reviewed: Christopher Hood, Henry Rothstein and Robert Baldwin. The Government of Risk: Understanding Risk Regulation Regimes Kathleen J. Thierney, Michael K. Lindell, and Ronald W. Perry. Facing the Unexpected: Disaster Preparedness and Response in the United States Frank-Jurgen Richter....

Books reviewed: Philip B. Heymann, Terrorism and America: A Commonsense Strategy for a Democratic Society Christopher C. Harmon, Terrorism Today Stellios H. Zanakis, Georgios I. Doukidis and Constantin Zopounidis (Eds), Decision Making: Recent Developments and Worldwide Applications Ted...

This book is about cities. It is about city people - their origins, their problems, and the social arrangements which sustain them. It deals in the hard facts the scientist musters to document and explain, and in accounts of personal experience which enliven and enrich with the humanist's touch....