Sinking Chicago climate change and the remaking of a flood-prone environment / Harold L. Platt.

Author/creator Platt, Harold L.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Temple University Press, 2018.
Description1 online resource.
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SeriesUrban life, landscape, and policy
Contents The dry years -- Introduction : cities, sprawl, and climate change -- The triumph of metropolitanism, 1885-1910 -- The defeat of conservationism, 1910-1920 -- The rise and fall of the American dream, 1920-1945 -- The wet years -- The boom of suburban growth, 1945-1965 -- The bust of urban decline, 1965-1985 -- The rebirth of urban nature, 1985-2011 -- Conclusion : cities, adaptation, and prairie wetlands.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Issued in other formPrint version: Platt, Harold L., author. Sinking Chicago Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2018 9781439915486
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017059175
ISBN9781439915509 (E-book)

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