Discusses urban terror - its meaning, its ramifications, and its impact on city life. This work explains what kinds of cities have become prime targets, why terrorism has become lethal, and how its inspiration has changed from secular to religious. It also includes a discussion of local resilience, and suggests how that can be sustained.

H.V. Savitch is the Brown and Williamson Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Louisville. He has published ten books and monographs. His co-authored work with Paul Kantor, Cities in the International Marketplace, was named Best Book in the urban field by the American Political Science Association. Professor Savitch has authored more than seventy scholarly articles and has received numerous awards for teaching and scholarship. He has been a Fulbright Scholar (France), a Lady Davis Fellow (Israel), and is a former president of the Urban Politics Section, American Political Science Association. He also served as a consultant to former mayor of New York City David Dinkins, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Mayors' Urban Summit, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Preface Part 1. Background and Theory 1. Sketching Urban Terrorism 2. The Evolution of Urban Terrorism 3. The Fear Factor Part 2. The Geospatial Features of Urban Terrorism 4. Terror's Spaces: Identity, Haunts, and Nodes 5. Decontrolling Territory Part 3. Policy Responses and Local Resilience 6. Surveillance and Shrinkage 7. Sustaining Local Resilience Part 4. Conclusions 8. Restoring a Self-Affirming City