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Fault Lines
Earthquakes and Urbanism in Modern Italy
Earth’s fractured geology and 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.
Historical context and urban development
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.
Themes and insights
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.
