The Endless Reconstruction and Modern Disasters The Management of Urban Space Through an Earthquake - Messina, 1908-2018 /

• Main Authors: Farinella, Domenica (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Saitta, Pietro (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Sociology, Urban.; Urban geography.; Natural disasters.; Cities and towns-History.; Urban Studies/Sociology.; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).; Natural Hazards.; Urban History.

This book examines the long-lasting consequences of the Messina earthquake, a disaster that struck the city of Messina, Sicily, in 1908. The quake killed 86,000 people and destroyed one of the most important port cities in the Mediterranean. The authors argue that contemporary notions of "disas...