| Description |
xlvii, 419 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Technology and the environment |
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Technology and the environment (Akron, Ohio)
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| Contents |
Foreword / Martin V. Melosi -- Pt. I. Crossing Environmental Boundaries. I. The Search for the Ultimate Sink: Urban Air, Land, and Water Pollution in Historical Perspective. II. Land Use and Environmental Change in the Hudson-Raritan Estuary Region, 1700-1980. III. The Pittsburgh Survey as an Environmental Statement -- Pt. II. Water Pollution. IV. Decisions about Wastewater Technology, 1800-1932. V. The Separate vs. Combined Sewer Problem: A Case Study in Urban Technology Design Choice. VI. Disputes over Water-Quality Policy: Professional Cultures in Conflict, 1900-1917. VII. Water and Wastes: A Retrospective Assessment of Wastewater Technology in the U.S., 1800-1932 -- Pt. III. Smoke Pollution. VIII. Changing Fuel-Use Behavior and Energy Transitions: The Pittsburgh Smoke-Control Movement, 1940-50. IX. Railroad Smoke Control: The Regulation of a Mobile Pollution Source -- Pt. IV. Land, Transport, and Environment. X. From City to Farm: Urban Wastes and the American Farmer |
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XI. From City to Suburb: The Moral Influence of Transportation Technology. XII. The Horse - Polluter of the City -- Pt. V. Industrial Wastes as Hazards. XIII. Historical Perspectives on Hazardous Wastes in the United States. XIV. Industrial Wastes, Water Pollution, and Public Health, 1876-1962. XV. Searching for a Sink for an Industrial Waste |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Environmental protection -- United States -- History.
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Urban pollution -- United States -- History.
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Urban pollution.
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| LC no. |
96038383 |
| ISBN |
1884836054 (alk. paper) |
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1884836062 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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