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- Title
Der Steinkohlenbergbau in Boom und Krise nach 1945: Transformationsprozesse in der Schwerindustrie am Beispiel des Ruhrgebiets.
- Authors
Frese, Matthias
- Abstract
The article deals with the structural change in heavy industry in the Ruhr area and Saarland after World War II. It examines the changes in coal mining through new technologies and scientific knowledge. The effects on working conditions and living conditions in the cities are also discussed. Other contributions deal with production policies and reorientations in coal and oil processing, as well as boom and crisis phases in the arms industry. Detailed studies are presented on cities such as St. Ingbert, Neunkirchen, Völklingen, and Saarbrücken-Burbach, which illuminate the different reactions of cities shaped by the coal and steel industry to the crises. It is emphasized that compared to the Ruhr area, the Saar region was lagging behind in coping with the structural crisis. Proposed solutions included the production of specialty steel, the decline of coal mining, the strengthening of the automotive industry, and the expansion of educational institutions. Successful cities and regions were characterized by early adaptation to the changes and forward-looking land and transportation policies. The article also points out the social and political changes in the affected urban areas.
- Subjects
SAARLAND (Germany); DER Steinkohlenbergbau in Boom und Krise nach 1945: Transformationsprozesse in der Schwerindustrie am Beispiel des Ruhrgebiets (Book); SCIENTIFIC knowledge; CITIES &; towns; DIE Strukturkrise an der Saar und ihr langer Schatten: Bilanz und Perspektiven von Montanregionen im europaischen Vergleich (Book); COAL mining; CZIERPKA, Juliane; BLUMA, Lars; WEAPONS industry; HERRMANN, Hans-Christian; TRANSPORTATION policy; EMPLOYMENT; NONFICTION
- Publication
Westfälische Forschungen, 2023, Vol 73, p538
- ISSN
0083-9027
- Publication type
Book Review