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The fires : how a computer formula burned down New York City--and determined the future of American cities /

Contends that computer remodeling of 1970s-era New York City led to the withdrawal of fire protection services from poor neighborhoods that burned down and displaced hundreds of thousands of people.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Flood, Joe, 1981-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Riverhead Books, 2010.
Subjects:
New York (N.Y.). > Fire Department > Appropriations and expenditures > History > 20th century.
Fire investigation > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
City planning > New York (State) > New York > Statistical methods > History > 20th century.
New York (N.Y.) > Politics and government > 20th century.
Drugstores > Fires and fire prevention > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Online Access:Contributor biographical information
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Summary:Contends that computer remodeling of 1970s-era New York City led to the withdrawal of fire protection services from poor neighborhoods that burned down and displaced hundreds of thousands of people.
Physical Description:325 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781594488986 (hc)
1594488983