false 7858 2 A riveting exploration of the tensions between nature and the built environment. <P><I>The storm is here, crushed dams no longer hold, the savage seas come inland with a hop.</I>&#151;Jacob van Hoddis <P>As Mike Davis shows, prophecies of urban doom too often come true. Beginning with a trip to New York's Ground Zero, Davis pairs the horror of lower Manhattan's falling skyscrapers with Las Vegas' delirious delight in blowing up its landmark hotels, where environmental terrorism is practiced in the name of urban development. We stop at "German Village," the Utah wasteland where Allied scientists once perfected their plans to destroy Berlin, then move on to Los Angeles, the frontline of a "Second Civil War" that lies waiting to be ignited in cities across the country. The title essay is an autopsy of the metropolis dead on a slab, with reflections on "bomber ecology" and "ghetto geomorphology." The final chapter, with accounts of Montreal and Auckland brought to their knees by ice storms and heat, warns that our urban infrastructures are as little prepared to deal with climate change as with car bombs and hijacked airliners. 518776 2002 Dead Cities: And Other Tales total:95|5:29|4:45|3:16|2:5|1:0| 95 383 169 7 3 0 false false Sun May 03 23:11:57 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 15:34:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Thu Dec 18 10:05:14 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 10:07:02 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 18 00:48:35 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 18 00:48:35 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Sep 04 11:16:15 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 04 11:19:40 -0700 2008
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