The complete guide to survival in the concrete jungle. The modern urban environment is rife with dangers. Crime, violence, natural disasters, wars, and terrorism are real life possibilities for which few people are prepared. The Art of Urban Survival offers readers simple, safe, and practical advice on how to prepare for, and react to dozens of life threatening situations. The author draws from psychology, sociology and anthropology to provide a deeper understanding of the laws of the urban jungle. In addition, elements of military strategy, eastern martial arts, and wilderness survival techniques are included to provide information on the full spectrum of urban survival skills.

Do you fear the unknown? Are you unprepared for the unexpected? Urban Survival: London's Hidden Guide is your ultimate resource for surviving in London, even when the odds are against you. Think of it as your personal survival handbook, written by someone who has been in your shoes and faced the challenges head-on. What if the unthinkable happens in London? How will you survive? How can you protect your loved ones? This book provides practical answers to these questions and more, equipping you with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate, scavenge, and defend in the urban jungle of London. Inside this guide, you'll discover: - Survival techniques specifically designed for London's unique environment. - Psychological strategies to manage stress and maintain morale during tough times. - London's hidden resources that could be your lifeline in a survival situation. - Lessons from historical events that parallel contemporary survival scenarios. - The most essential survival tools and equipment, tailored for an urban environment. - Strategies for finding and purifying water, and foraging for food in the city. - Basic medical skills and first aid knowledge to save lives in a crisis. - Communication methods and their potential risks in a survival scenario. - London's infrastructure - its strengths, weaknesses, and how to use them to your advantage. - Techniques for evasion and escape, and tactics for staying inconspicuous in the city. - Urban tactics for defense, fortification, and reconnaissance. - Insights on the potential long-term consequences of surviving in a post-apocalyptic London. If you want to prepare for the unexpected and ensure the safety of your loved ones in any situation, this book is your ultimate guide. Buy it today and step into a world of survival expertise.

What should a cyclist do after getting hit by a car? What lesson learned by bicycle cops can teach normal cyclists how to avoid theft? What is the most expensive bike ever made? What are the most potentially lethal accessories that any cyclist should think twice before buying? The Urban Cyclist's Survival Guide by James Rubin and Scott Rowan answers all the questions that commuters have when thinking about using their bike instead of car or public transportation to get around.

Traffic in Towns, also known as the Buchanan Report, is regarded as one of the most influential planning documents of the twentieth century. The report reflected mounting concern about the impact on Britain’s towns and cities of rapid growth in the ownership and use of motor vehicles. Its purpose was to evaluate policy options for reducing the threat of traffic congestion to urban circulation and quality of life. Two main conclusions were drawn from the report: firstly, the need for large-scale reconstruction to make Britain’s cities fit for the ‘motor age’, including split-level megastructures and urban motorways; and secondly, the simultaneous need to preserve parts of the city, especially residential areas as car-free zones or ‘environmental areas’. In Britain, successive governments drew back from implementing the full recommendations of the Study Group, despite initial cross-party support. The prohibitive cost of city-centre redevelopment and motorway construction meant a ‘comprehensive’ solution to the problem of urban traffic on Buchanan lines was never attempted. However, local authorities in a variety of British cities, such as Glasgow, Leicester and Leeds took up aspects of the Report. Internationally, too, the Report had a major impact in countries such as Sweden, Italy and Australia. In the longer term, the influence of the Report may be best judged by the incremental changes it set in train such as pedestrianization of city centres, traffic calming, and other measures linked to Buchanan’s concept of ‘environmental areas’. In focusing attention on the effects of mass motorization on the urban environment Traffic in Towns set the terms of debate for a generation, pre-figuring recent discussion about the car and urban sustainability.

Mixing first-person narrative of his travels around the U.S. in search of Cold War sites and objects with an extensive accumulation of historical facts, the author explores Cold War America's obsession with protecting itself from the nuclear threat through various forms of architectural structures, such as missile silos, fallout shelters, nuclear waste dumps, monoliths like the windowless PacBell building in Los Angeles, and countless motels and diners named "Atomic."