Resilient City in World War II

Urban Environmental Histories

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

AvSimo Laakkonen,J. R. McNeill,Richard P. Tucker,Timo Vuorisalo,J. R. Mcneill

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The fate of towns and cities stands at the center of the environmental history of World War II. As the first major study at the intersection of environmental, urban, and military history, The Resilient City in World War II lays the groundwork for an improved understanding of rapid change in urban environments, and how societies may adapt.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2020-08-14
Mått148 x 210 x 19 mm
Vikt441 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SeriePalgrave Studies in World Environmental History
Antal sidor317
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9783030174415

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I. Introduction.- 1. Environmental History, the Second World War, and Urban Resilience.- II. Urban Environment.- 2. Critical Networks.- 3. Fortress City: The Militarized Landscape of Seattle.- 4. War and Urban-Industrial Air Pollution in the UK and US.- 5. Imagined Resilience.- III. Urban Nature.- 6. Guerrilla Gardening? Urban Agriculture and the Environment.- 7. Gaining Strength from Nature.- 8. Resilience behind Bars.- 9. Where Have all the Pigeons Gone.- IV. Urban Society.- 10. Partial Resilience in Nationalist China's Wartime Capital.- 11. Japanese-Occupied Hanoi.- 12. The Esteros and Manila’s Postwar Remaking.- 13. Apocalyptic Urban Future.- V. Conclusions.- 14. Epilogue: What Makes a City Resilient?