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

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Farinella, Domenica (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Saitta, Pietro (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Θέματα: 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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Researching Disasters: Theories for a Case Study
• 3. History Seen Through the Slums: The Southern Question and the Current Crisis
• 4. Messina, From the Earthquake to the Present
• 5. Working and Dreaming at the Margins of the City
• 6. Formal and Informal Housing in Today's City
• 7. Messina Today: Representation, Identity, and Mobilization for Change
• 8. Conclusion.