Effluent America : cities, industry, energy, and the environment / Martin V. Melosi.

Author/creator Melosi, Martin V., 1947-
Format Book
Publication InfoPittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, ©2001.
Descriptionxiii, 325 pages : map ; 25 cm
Subjects
Sociology, Urban--United States.
Cities and towns--United States. --Growth.
Urban policy--United States.
Urban pollution--United States.
Environmental quality--United States.
Environmental degradation--United States.
Environmental policy--United States.

Contents Introduction -- pt. 1. Pollution in industrial America. Environmental crisis in the city : the relationship between industrialization and urban pollution -- Pollution and the emergence of industrial America -- Down in the dumps : Is there a garbage crisis in America? -- Hazardous waste and environmental liability: a historical perspective -- pt. 2. Urban growth and community services. The place of the city in environmental history -- Cities, technical systems, and the environment -- Sanitary services and decision making in Houston -- Community and the growth of Houston -- pt. 3. Urban environmental reform. Environmental reform in the industrial cities : the civic response to pollution in the progressive era -- Sanitary engineering in American cities: changing roles from the age of miasmas to the age of ecology -- Environmental justice, political agenda setting, and the myths of history.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2001002660
ISBN0822941597 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0822957663 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HT123 .M388 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold