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Libro 3 de 31: Pittsburgh Hist Urban Environ

Martin V. Melosi

 
9780822958574: Garbage In The Cities: Refuse Reform and the Environment: 66 (History of the Urban Environment)
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ISBN 10: 0822958570 ISBN 13: 9780822958574
Editorial: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2004

Sinopsis

As recently as the 1880s, most American cities had no effective means of collecting and removing the mountains of garbage, refuse, and manure - over a thousand tons a day in New York City alone - that clogged streets and overwhelmed the senses of residents. In his landmark study, Garbage in the Cities, Martin Melosi offered the first history of efforts begun in the Progressive Era to clean up this mess. Since it was first published, Garbage in the Cities has remained one of the best historical treatments of the subject. This thoroughly revised and updated edition includes two new chapters that expand the discussion of developments since World War I. It also offers a discussion of the reception of the first edition, and an examination of the ways solid waste management has become more federally regulated in the last quarter of the twentieth century. Melosi traces the rise of sanitation engineering, accurately describes the scope and changing nature of the refuse problem in U.S. cities, reveals the sometimes hidden connections between industrialization and pollution, and discusses the social agendas behind many early cleanliness programs. Absolutely essential reading for historians, policy analysts, and sociologists, Garbage in the Cities offers a vibrant and insightful analysis of this fascinating topic.

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Martin V. Melosi, Distinguished University Professor of History at the University of Houston and coeditor of the History of the Urban Environment series, is the author of Effluent America: Cities, Industry, Energy, and the Environment.

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Editorial
University of Pittsburgh Press
Año de publicación
2004
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0822958570
ISBN 13 
9780822958574
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
320
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