Buch, Englisch, Band 15, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 524 g
Hurricanes in New Orleans from 1718 to the Present
Buch, Englisch, Band 15, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 524 g
Reihe: Environment in History: International Perspectives
ISBN: 978-1-78533-931-8
Verlag: Berghahn Books
Hurricanes have been a constant in the history of New Orleans. Since before its settlement as a French colony in the eighteenth century, the land entwined between Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River has been lashed by powerful Gulf storms. Time and again, these hurricanes have wrought immeasurable loss and devastation, spurring reinvention and ingenuity on the part of inhabitants. Changes in the Air offers a rich and thoroughly researched history of how hurricanes have shaped and reshaped New Orleans from the colonial era to the present day, focusing on how its residents have adapted to a uniquely unpredictable and destructive environment across more than three centuries.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie Historische Geographie
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte Regionalgeschichte der USA: Einzelne Staaten, Städte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Umweltgeschichte & Umweltarchäologie
Weitere Infos & Material
List of Figures and Maps
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: Hurricane Katrina and the Future of the Past
Chapter 1. Adaptation, Knowledge, and Hurricanes in History
Chapter 2. Environmental Learning and Path Dependence
Chapter 3. Moving out of Harm’s Way
Chapter 4. Disaster and Social Order
Chapter 5. Hurricanes vs. “Mass Idleness”
Chapter 6. To Mandate or Not to Mandate…
Chapter 7. Adaptive Practices, Past and Present
Bibliography
Index
