"Iconic Soft Targets"? Public Housing Estates, Terrorism and Social Resilience

• Main Authors: Kumar Ramakrishna, Vasu, Norman, Quiggin, Tom
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82208; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39940
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Since the September 11 2001 Al Qaeda attacks in New York and Washington, governments around the world have responded to the threat of catastrophic terrorism by tightening security around targets with so-called "iconic" or "symbolic" value. For example, airports, military installa...