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作者

Stephen J. Ramos

来源

JOURNAL OF URBAN HISTORY,Vol.47,Issue2,P.250–271

语言

英文

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作者单位

1University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA

摘要

The article takes an historical perspective on Savannah’s port since 1733 to examine those unique port factors that contributed to the city’s resilience. I review resilience and path dependence literatures for seaport research, and I identify and review three critical junctures from Savannah’s history to explore the port city’s resilience. I then consider how the region once dominated by agricultural production began to move toward an industrial base, with World War II shipbuilding. I conclude by reflecting on how these episodes have helped to establish a trajectory of resilience for Savannah that continues today, suggesting that actor network theory and urban design aesthetics need to be additional criteria for historical port city resilience analysis.