This interdisciplinary collection brings together scholars, medical practitioners, and experts to discuss the long-term recovery of New York City after 9/11. Opotow and Shemtob focus on themes of space and memory, public health and public safety, trauma and conflict, and politics and social change. The contributions address a remarkable breadth of topics to answer three questions--What were key conflicts that erupted in 9/11's wake? What clashing interests were involved and how did they change over time? What was the role of these conflicts in the transition from trauma to recovery for New York City as a whole?
Topics include incidence of PTSD among first responders, the building of One World Trade and the 9/11 Museum, the over-policing of Muslim communities, and changes to the building code to help with sudden evacuations.