February 2012
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Geologischer Dienst NRW
The state Geological authority of North Rhine-Westfalia (Geologischer Dienst NRW) has a great collection of original material from geological surveys dating back to the early 20th century. Especially interesting are the reports commissioned by mining companies to counter claims that they were endangering the environment but also expertise about the expected exploitability of deposits. The archives...
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Hidden City Philadelphia →
Discovered a great website: Hidden City Philadelphia.
I am fascinated by the explorations of the legacies of the “failures” of urban development. Maybe there is something to learn from it, or to spark some ideas for the future. Besides, Philadelphia is just an interesting place to explore.
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Conference on Industrial Disasters →
The program for the conference “Wahrnehmung, Kommunikation und Bewaeltigung industrieller Katastrophen vom 18. bis zum 21. Jahrhundert. Bergbau - Chemieindustrie - Kernenergie” in Konstanz has been published. I will contribute a presentation on the strategies and policies that prevented disasters in the lime mining industry.