Recurrent collapse of the fire service in New York City : the failure of paramilitary systems as a phase change

Auteur :
WALLACE, R.

Description :
Implications are explored for the continuing deterioration of the fire service in New York City and its considerable consequences for both public health and public order. More general questions of the interaction of extended but integrated social systems with paramilitary hierarchical structures are also examined.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Environment and planning A, issn : 0308-518X, 1993, vol. 25, n°. 2, p. 233-244, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 40 réf.

Date :
1993

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, London, Pion