Disaster mapping and reconstruction from the 19th century to the present, with European case studies illustrating diverse regional and cultural approaches.
Cartographies of Catastrophes is an in-depth exploration of how disasters, caused by war or natural calamity, have been documented and mapped over the past two centuries. This interdisciplinary volume brings together historians, urban planners, and architects to examine the role of maps in understanding, responding to, and rebuilding after catastrophic events. From the Greek War of Independence to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, this book offers a unique perspective on how maps shape our perception of disasters and their aftermath. With case studies spanning Europe, it provides a compelling narrative of resilience, reconstruction, and the enduring impact of catastrophe on cities and landscapes. Essential reading for anyone interested in the intersection of history, cartography, and urban planning.
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This transdisciplinary collection is an important contribution to the role of cartography in responding to disaster and catastrophe. Spanning a long historical period from the early nineteenth century to the present with examples judiciously assembled from across Europe it graphically illustrates the techniques and underlying politics and polemical purposes brought into play. It is an essential source for understanding the role of maps in, for example, on the one hand nation-building or, on the other, histories of planning and reconstruction. - John Pendlebury, Newcastle University A valuable resource for cartographers and those interested in post-war reconstruction, this book offers an innovative, interdisciplinary perspective on the documentation of destruction and its role in reconstruction processes. It broadens our understanding of how destruction has been observed, recorded and systematised over time and is an essential reference for researchers in the field. - Micha Chodorowski, Bialystok University of Technology
Acknowledgements
Introduction. Critical Approaches to Disaster Documentation and Damage
Cartography , 19th-21st Century
Carmen M. Enss, Piotr Kisiel, Laura Demeter
Part I. Maps as Data Sources: Surveys, Strategies and Models
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1. Ruins after the Greek War of Independence : The Work of the French
Scientific Mission of Moreas, 1828
Eleni Gkadolou
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2. Standardization of City Damage Maps in Nazi Germany, 1944 :
Konstanty Gutschows National Mapping Guidelines and the Map Collection of
the Working Group for the Reconstruction of War-Damaged Cities
Carmen M. Enss and Georg-Felix Sedlmeyer
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3. Panciu (1940-1945) : A Model for the Planned Reconstruction of the
Earthquake Damaged Romanian Small Towns
Laura Demeter
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4. Emotionalization Through Maps and Texts : Semantic Strategies for
Post-Catastrophic Territories in Central Europe
Elisa-Maria Hiemer
PART II. Disaster Mapping and Post-War Reconstruction Planning
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5. Bomb Damage, Opportunity and Rebuilding in Post-War Britain
Peter J. Larkham
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6. Mapping the Destruction and Reconstruction of Italian Cities in
World War II : The Case of Brescia
Carlotta Coccoli
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7. From War Damage Mapping to Urban Design : Heritage Conservation in
the Context of Reconstruction Planning in Austria during and after World War
II
Birgit Knauer
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8. Mapping Terra Incognita: Planning Post-War Szczecin
Piotr Kisiel
PART III. Digital Technologies and Media: Challenges to Visualizing
Catastrophes
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9. The Frontline Around Madrid : Comparison Between Battle Maps and
War Remnants Density Maps of the Spanish Civil War in Madrid
Nicolas Marine
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10. War Never Changes, But War Maps Do? Critical Examination of How
Digital Cartography Represented Russias War in Ukraine in 2014 and 2022
Mykola Makhortykh
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11. Catastrophe: What Comes After the End? Mapping in the Exhibition
Space: A Cartographic Investigation
Stefanie Plappert
Concluding Remarks
Carmen M. Enss, Laura Demeter, Piotr Kisiel
Contributors
Index
Laura Demeter is a researcher at the Centre for Heritage Conservation Studies and Technologies at the University of Bamberg. She holds a PhD in cultural heritage management and development (2017). Her research focuses on heritage-making processes in the context of conflict and regime change, discourses of value creation, and war damage documentation. Laura Demeter is a researcher at the Centre for Heritage Conservation Studies and Technologies at the University of Bamberg. She holds a PhD in cultural heritage management and development (2017). Her research focuses on heritage-making processes in the context of conflict and regime change, discourses of value creation, and war damage documentation. Carmen M. Enss is an architectural historian and specialist in urban conservation at the Centre for Heritage Conservation Studies and Technologies at the University of Bamberg. She is head of the UrbanMetaMapping research network. Carmen M. Enss is an architectural historian and specialist in urban conservation at the Centre for Heritage Conservation Studies and Technologies at the University of Bamberg. She is head of the UrbanMetaMapping research network. Piotr Kisiel is a historian affiliated with the Leibniz Institute for Research on Society and Space (IRS), specialising in urban history, heritage and nationalism studies. After studying law and history in Poland and Scotland, he completed his PhD in Florence. Piotr Kisiel is a historian affiliated with the Leibniz Institute for Research on Society and Space (IRS), specialising in urban history, heritage and nationalism studies. After studying law and history in Poland and Scotland, he completed his PhD in Florence. Carol Ludwig is a town planner and heritage expert in the Department of European Social Research at Saarland University.
