What is it about?
Skopje is the capital of Macedonia, in turn part of the former Yugoslavia. The 1963 earthquake occurred at the height of the cold war in which the leading adversaries, the US and USSR, were vying globally for alliances in opposing the other. Yet Yugoslavia was itself part of the non-aligned movement and, with the earthquake, attracted both first and second world countries which competed to out do each other in providing aid and reconstructing the city.
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Why is it important?
The case study showcases how the US and Soviet blocs managed to work effectively side by side, under the UN umbrella, at a time when there was no cooperation evident between the superpowers anywhere else in the world.
Perspectives
There were numerous parties to the the Skopje reconstruction - from the UN, Yugoslavia, Eastern bloc countries, the Soviet Union, Western countries, and the US, as well as numerous influential individuals from these sectors. Their particular perspectives and contributions to the rebuilding of Skopje are recounted.
Igor Martek
Deakin University
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This page is a summary of: Skopje Resurgent: the international confusions of post-earthquake planning, 1963–1967, Planning Perspectives, January 2018, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/02665433.2018.1423636.
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