Gefährdung städtischer Infrastruktur durch Hochwasser: Wahrnehmungen und Bewältigungsstrategien in Mannheim und Dresden 1918–1989

Since their founding, Mannheim and Dresden have been shaped by the dynamics of water, threatened above all by periodical flooding. In the short twentieth century, this was something with which both cities had to deal constantly. This study focuses on the cities’ management strategies, which were influenced by specific local factors such as urban development as well as overarching political and economic conditions.