The first book to specifically discuss and examine the notion of Ruin Porn and its broader socio-cultural implications

Challenges the meaning and significance of Ruin Porn for those involved in the contemporary processes of Ruin

Provides specific case studies from a global set of perspectives

1. Ruin Porn and the Anthropocene (Siobhan Lyons).- 2. Detroit Was Always Made of Wheels: Confronting Ruin Porn in its Hometown (Kate Wells).- 3. Gods and Monsters: A Solastalgic Examination of Detroit's Ruins and Representation (Christopher T. Gullen).- 4. The Bronx Isn't Burning, Is It?: Ruin Porn and Contemporary Perceptions of The Bronx (Joseph Donica).- 5. "Take Nothing but Photos, Leave Nothing but Footprints": How-to Guides for Ruin Photography (Susan A. Crane).- 6. Where the (Moving) Sidewalk Ends: Images of Wasted Americana in the Preapocalyptic World (Amanda Firestone, Stephen Crompton and Corey George).- 7. Picturing Ruin in the American Rustbelt: Andrew Borowiec's Cleveland: The Flats, the Mill, and the Hills (2008) (Susann Köhler).- 8. Diachronic Fetishisation: Ruin Porn and Pitcairn Island Language, Archaeology, and Architecture (Joshua Nash and Martin Gibbs).- 9. No Vacancy: History and Meaning of Contemporary Ruins in a Regional Australian City(Nancy Cushing, Michael Kilmister, and Nathan Scott).- 10. Immersive Ruin: Chernobyl and Virtual Decay (Michelle Bentley).- 11. More than Ruins: (Post-)Apocalyptic Places in Film (Felix Kirschbacher).- 12. 'This is not ruin tourism': Social Media and the Quest for Authenticity in Urban Exploration (André Jansson).