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This report examines what effect a huge conflagration has had on land use patterns in a large metropolitan central business district. It analyzes the changes that occurred in downtown Boston of 1872, after a great fire destroyed 65 acres of prime business land, displacing hundreds of firms and turning the buildings and streets into rubble. The study demonstrates the ways in which a destructive disaster can stimulate environmental improvements. The study also demonstrates the limitations of the impetus to improvement provided by a disaster.
This report examines what effect a huge conflagration has had on land use patterns in a large metropolitan central business district. It analyzes the changes that occurred in downtown Boston of 1872, after a great fire destroyed 65 acres of prime business land, displacing hundreds of firms and turning the buildings and streets into rubble. The study demonstrates the ways in which a destructive disaster can stimulate environmental improvements. The study also demonstrates the limitations of the impetus to improvement provided by a disaster.
The Great Boston Fire
C. Rosen (author)
1977
99 pages
Report
No indication
English
Urban Administration & Planning , Fire Services, Law Enforcement, & Criminal Justice , Urban areas , Fires , History , Disasters , Rebuilding , Urban planning , Fire protection , Public administration , Political systems , Land use , Massachusetts , Central city , Economic impact , Boston fire , Boston(Massachusetts)
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