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The Japanese prefecture of Okinawa is a contradiction. A peaceful, idyllic tourist destination for beachgoers today, in 1945 Okinawans suffered through a four-month battle where hundreds of thousands of civilians died by American bombs, suicide, and at the hands of their Japanes…

This dissertation examines hazardscapes in reunified Germany. The purpose was to examine the spatial distribution and attributes of technological hazards such as power plants, industrial facilities, and military bases that contain or emit substances harmful to humans and the env…