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The Sanitary City - Environmental Services in Urban America from Colonial Times to the Present (Paperback, Abridged Edition) Loot Price: R1,686
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The Sanitary City - Environmental Services in Urban America from Colonial Times to the Present (Paperback, Abridged Edition)

Martin Melosi

Series: History of the Urban Environment

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Immersed in their on-demand, highly consumptive, and disposable lifestyles, most urban Americans take for granted the technologies that provide them with potable water, remove their trash, and process their wastewater. These vital services, however, are the byproduct of many decades of development by engineers, sanitarians, and civic planners.
In "The Sanitary City," Martin V. Melosi assembles a comprehensive, thoroughly researched and referenced history of sanitary services in urban America. He examines the evolution of water supply, sewage systems, and solid waste disposal during three distinct eras: The Age of Miasmas (pre-1880); The Bacteriological Revolution (1880-1945); and The New Ecology (1945 to present-day).
Originally published in 2000, this abridged edition includes updated text and bibliographic materials. "The Sanitary City" is an essential resource for those interested in environmental history, environmental engineering, science and technology, urban studies, and public health.
Winner of:
George Perkins Marsh Prize from the American Society for Environmental History Urban History Association Prize for the best book in North American Urban History
Abel Wolman Prize from the Public Works Historical Society
Sidney Edelstein Prize from the Society for the History of Technology

General

Imprint: University of Pittsburgh Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: History of the Urban Environment
Release date: April 2008
First published: March 2008
Authors: Martin Melosi
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
Edition: Abridged Edition
ISBN-13: 978-0-8229-5983-0
Categories: Books > Social sciences > General
Books > Humanities > History > General
Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Energy industries & utilities > General
Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > Sanitary & municipal engineering > General
Books > History > General
LSN: 0-8229-5983-6
Barcode: 9780822959830

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