Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Energy industries & utilities
|
Buy Now
The Sanitary City - Environmental Services in Urban America from Colonial Times to the Present (Paperback, Abridged Edition)
Loot Price: R1,686
Discovery Miles 16 860
|
|
The Sanitary City - Environmental Services in Urban America from Colonial Times to the Present (Paperback, Abridged Edition)
Series: History of the Urban Environment
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
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
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.