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Author Parrinello, Giacomo, author

Title Fault lines : earthquakes and urbanism in modern Italy / Giacomo Parrinello
Published New York : Berghahn Books, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource
Series The environment in history : international perspectives ; volume 6
Environment in history ; v. 6.
Contents Introduction. Can earthquakes speak? -- Pt. I. The 1908 Messina earthquake. 1. The 1908 Messina earthquake -- 2. Urban reform 1880-1908 -- 3. The modern city 1909-1943
Pt. II. The 1968 Belice Valley earthquake. 4. The 1968 Belice Valley earthquake -- 5. Rural modernity 1933-1967 -- 6. Urbanized countryside 1968-1993 -- Conclusion: Fault lines
Summary Earth's fractured geology is visible in its fault lines. It is along these lines that earthquakes occur, sometimes with disastrous effects. These disturbances can significantly influence urban development, as seen in the aftermath of two earthquakes in Messina, Italy, in 1908 and in the Belice Valley, Sicily, in 1968. Following the history of these places before and after their destruction, this book explores plans and developments that preceded the disasters and the urbanism that emerged from the ruins. These stories explore fault lines between "rural" and "urban," "backwardness" and "development," and "before" and "after," shedding light on the role of environmental forces in the history of human habitats
Analysis belice valley
catastrophe
destruction
earthquakes
engaging
environmental forces
environmental history
fault lines
geology
government and governing
historiographical references
human habitats
innovative study
italian history
italy
messina
natural disasters
phenomenon
politics
science
scientists
seismic events
seismology
sicily
social sciences
study of disasters
tectonic plates
theoretical
tragedy
urban planning
urbanism
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Earthquake resistant design -- Italy -- Messina
Earthquake resistant design -- Italy -- Belice River Valley
Earthquake engineering -- Italy -- Messina
Earthquake engineering -- Italy -- Belice River Valley
Earthquakes -- Italy -- Messina -- History -- 20th century
Earthquakes -- Italy -- Belice River Valley -- History -- 20th century
City planning -- Italy -- Messina
City planning -- Italy
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General
HISTORY / Europe / Italy
Buildings
City planning
Earthquake engineering
Earthquake resistant design
Earthquakes
Erdbeben
Katastrophenmanagement
Stadtplanung
SUBJECT Messina (Italy) -- Buildings, structures, etc
Subject Italy
Italy -- Belice River Valley
Italy -- Messina
Italien
Messina
Belice Fluss
Sizilien
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2015003134
ISBN 9781782389514
1782389512
Other Titles Earthquakes and urbanism in modern Italy