Cities and Catastrophes: Coping with Emergency in European History
- ISBN-10
- 0820454680
- ISBN-13
- 9780820454689
- Pages
- 241
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- P. Lang
- Authors
- Dieter Schott, Harold L. Platt, Geneviève Massard-Guilbaud
Description
Catastrophes resulting from natural causes like earthquakes, fires, and floods have destroyed significant parts of many cities in Europe and North America. Contributions to this volume explore how cities experienced these disasters, how cities co
