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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

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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.

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