[PDF.14qb] The Fires: How a Computer Formula, Big Ideas, and the Best of Intentions Burned Down New York City--and Determined the Future of Cities

The Fires: How a Computer Formula, Big Ideas, and the Best of Intentions Burned Down New York City--and Determined the Future of Cities

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 | #894728 in Books |  2011-04-05 |  2011-04-05 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.30 x1.00 x5.50l,.71 | File type: PDF | 368 pages

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Often inaccurate take on why NYC burned in the 70s|By Ben Rothfeld|I'm halfway through this book, but its biases are REALLY making it hard to take seriously.

The premise is that well-meaning but fundamentally flawed city policies led to substandard building conditions and--more importantly--poorly-deployed FDNY units that in turn increased the number of fires in poor|.com | Best Books of the Month, May 2010: As Howard Cosell announced to a national television audience in 1977, the Bronx was indeed burning, as it did throughout the decade, displacing hundreds of thousands of residents and turning acres of ci

A revealing account of the first time computer modeling met City Hall -- and the disaster that ensued

In 1968, New York City struck a deal with the RAND Corporation to use their computer models to establish more efficient public services and save millions of dollars, beginning their first civilian effort with the FDNY. Over the next decade a series of fires swept through New York, displacing more than 600,000 people, all thanks to the intentional withdrawal...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.The Fires: How a Computer Formula, Big Ideas, and the Best of Intentions Burned Down New York City--and Determined the Future of Cities   |  Joe Flood.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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