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Author:   Marten Boon
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.380kg
ISBN:  

9780367735036

ISBN 10:   0367735032
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   18 December 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Introduction Transnational economic regions: capturing an illusive phenomenon Resurrecting the Rhine as an economic region Energy transition in the Rhine region Part I Regional transformation — Energy transition in the Rhine region Chapter 1 The post-war reconstruction and the rise of oil, 1945-1951 1.1 Introduction 1.2 The question of energy in post-war Western Europe 1.3 The impact of the Allied occupation on the Ruhr coal industry 1.4 The Allied refining program: restarting the hydrogenation plants 1.5 The case of Union Kraftstoff 1.6 The geographical consequences of the Allied occupation 1.7 Conclusion Chapter 2 Oil unbounded: The Coal Crisis of 1957-8 2.1 Introduction 2.2 The competition between coal and oil, 1950-1955 2.3 The rise of fuel oil and the 1958 coal crisis 2.4 Stemming the tide: attempts to limit the rise of fuel oil 2.5 Conclusion Chapter 3 The growth of chemical clusters in the Rhine region, 1960-73 3.1 Introduction 3.2 The Rhine-Ruhr refineries 3.3 Deutsche Shell and Union Kraftstoff, 1951-1958 3.4 The Rhineland refinery of Deutsche Shell 3.5 The post-war transition of the chemical industry 3.6 An oil and petrochemical cluster in the Rhine-Ruhr area 3.7 Effect of the transition on transport demand in the hinterland 3.8 Conclusions Part II Regional connections — From Rhine to pipeline Chapter 4 Pipelines: The national approach, 1955-6 4.1 Introduction 4.2 A pipeline to the Rhine-Ruhr area 4.3 Rotterdam competing with Wilhelmshaven 4.4 Wilhelmshaven: ""the best deep water port in Europe""? 4.5 Conclusions Chapter 5 The trans-European pipeline: The transnational approach: 1956-8 5.1 Introduction 5.2 From national to transnational: the trans-European pipeline plan 5.3 Further complications 5.4 France, oil and the Cold War 5.5 Endgame: The failure of the trans-European pipeline 5.6 Why the trans-European pipeline never materialised 5.7 Conclusion Chapter 6 Expanding transnational connections, 1959-73 6.1 Introduction 6.2 The hydrocarbon hub: The Rotterdam port between 1950 and 1973 6.3 The expansion of the Rotterdam-Rhine pipeline, 1965-1968 6.4 The Rhine-Main pipeline, 1965-1971 6.5 Integrating chemical clusters in the Rhine basin, 1965-73 6.6 The Rotterdam-Antwerp pipeline, 1967-1969 6.7 Conclusion Chapter 7 Transnational connections in the Rhine region: Evidence from transport flows 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Gateway to the Rhine? Rotterdam from transitopolis to industrial port 7.3 Oil flows in the Rhine region: The impact of pipelines 7.4 Transnational connections 7.5 Conclusion Chapter 8 Conclusion"

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A unique multi-national study in economic policy which breaks out of the national constraints of much business history work. -Kevin Tennent, University of York, UK This book will appeal to a range of readers interested in business, economic, and energy history, as well as those who wish to better understand the nuances and tensions of postwar Europe's infrastructural integration. - Nicholas Ostrum, EuropeNow

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Marten Boon is Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of History at Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim.

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