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Responsiveness Through City Management

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A larger part of what we do in the case of an outbreak is centered on our responsiveness to the event. Following from the concluding remarks of Chap. 3, we progress from the preparedness planning into responsiveness planning, through the enhancement of city management.

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Cheshmehzangi, A. (2020). Responsiveness Through City Management. In: The City in Need. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5487-2_4

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