Explores plans for urban development in Sicily prior to 2 earthquakes, in 1908 and 1968, and compares them with the urbanism which materialised from the ruins. Provides an insight into the role of environmental forces in the history of human habitats.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Sites of disaster map
Introduction: Can Earthquakes Speak?
- The Voice of the Earthquake
- A Tale of Two Earthquakes
- The Structure of This Book
Part I: The 1908 Messina Earthquake
Chapter 1. The 1908 Messina Earthquake
- Earthquake, Tsunami, and Fire
- Earthquake Science
- Earthquake-Proof Urbanism
Chapter 2. Urban Reform 1880-1908
- Sanitizing the City
- A New Geography of Urban Water
- Engineering the City's Environment
- To Live Happily and Forget the Quake
Chapter 3. The Modern City 1909-1943
- The Provisional City (and Its Permanent Consequences)
- The Master Plan
- The City Developers versus the Hut Dwellers
- The New City and Its Darker Sides
Part II: The 1968 Belice Valley Earthquake
Chapter 4. The 1968 Belice Valley Earthquake
- "Like an Atomic Wasteland"
- The Disaster of Poverty
- Road Maps to Development
Chapter 5. Rural Modernity 1933-1967
- Reclamation and Redemption
- Development Plans
- Grassroots Counter-Measures
- The Many Virtues of Water
Chapter 6. Urbanized Countryside 1968-1993
- Tents, Barracks, and Committees
- The City Territory
- New Towns and Ghost Factories
- Rural Urbanism
Conclusion: Fault Lines
- Tales of Earthquake Urbanism
- Fault Lines in a Seismic Country
- Hazards, Urbanization, and Nature
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