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Verkehrsnöte. Rhythmus, Taktung und Störungen des Essener Straßenbahnverkehrs während des Ersten Weltkriegs

  • Heiner Stahl
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Taktungen und Rhythmen
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Abstract

Verkehrsnot - Traffic Emergency. Rhythm, Scheduling and Disturbances in Tramway Traffic in Essen During WWI. Mobility and urban traffic are polyrhythmic constellations which redefine the conditions of time and space in cities. Referring to tramways in Essen, a major industrial city in the Ruhr district before and during the First World War, the article sounds out the relations of traffic, vehicles, consumers and urban space. Technical rhythms of mobility point to the power relations that make social space. The term ‘Verkehrsnot’ refers to the manner in which space is temporally structured, clocked and organized by repetition and interruption. The analysis of rhythms supports the attempt to lay open the social and technical conditions of communication.

Abstract

Verkehrsnot - Traffic Emergency. Rhythm, Scheduling and Disturbances in Tramway Traffic in Essen During WWI. Mobility and urban traffic are polyrhythmic constellations which redefine the conditions of time and space in cities. Referring to tramways in Essen, a major industrial city in the Ruhr district before and during the First World War, the article sounds out the relations of traffic, vehicles, consumers and urban space. Technical rhythms of mobility point to the power relations that make social space. The term ‘Verkehrsnot’ refers to the manner in which space is temporally structured, clocked and organized by repetition and interruption. The analysis of rhythms supports the attempt to lay open the social and technical conditions of communication.

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