Mikrogeschichte der Talsperre
Lokale Genossenschaften und kleine Großbauten im westdeutschen Staudammboom vor 1900
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11981920 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christian Zumbrägel (0000-0003-2934-3261, Technische Universität Berlin Institut für Philosophie, Literatur-, Wissenschafts- & Technikgeschichte Straße des 17. Juni 135 10623 Berlin Deutschland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 339-370 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geschichte und Gesellschaft (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0340-613X • E-ISSN: 2196-9000 |
| Publisher | Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.13109/gege.2020.46.2.339 |
| OpenAlex | W3092750700 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
Before the First World War, the dam architect Otto Intze flooded extensive valleys in western Germany’s low mountain ranges in order to provide the neighboring Ruhr district with water and electricity. Intze’s biography and his giant dams are wellrepresented in historical research.However, very little is known about the early phases of the dam-building boom before 1900. Taking a microhistorical approach, this article reconstructs the roots of one of the earliest dam projects: the Fuelbecke dam at Altena (1894 –1896). This construction was of comparatively small dimensions, served local purposes, and was instigated by a cooperative formed by small iron producers in the local upland region. I argue that local dam-building initiatives of this kind were decisive for the boom in Western German dam construction after 1900
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art history · Biography · Boom · Economic history · Economics · Economy · First world war · Geography · German · World War II · Engineering · European history and politics · Historical Economic and Social Studies · History · Sustainability, Environment, and Optimization Algorithms · Environmental Engineering
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |