TY  - BOOK
AU  - Taylor,Dorceta E.
TI  - The environment and the people in American cities, 1600-1900s: disorder, inequality, and social change
SN  - 9780822344513
AV  - HT371 .T39 2009
U1  - 307.760973 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Durham
PB  - Duke University Press
KW  - Cities and towns
KW  - United States
KW  - Growth
KW  - History
KW  - Environmental aspects
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - City planning
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; The evolution of American cities -- Epidemics, cities, and environmental reform -- Wealthy urbanites : fleeing downtown and privatizing green space -- Social inequality and the quest for order in the city -- Data gathering as a mechanism for understanding the city and imposing order -- Sanitation and housing reform -- Conceptualizing and framing urban parks -- Elite ideology, activism, and park development -- Social class, activism, and park use -- Contemporary efforts to finance urban parks -- Class, race, space, and zoning in America -- Land use and zoning in American cities -- Workplace and community hazards -- The industrial workplace; License restrictions may limit access
UR  - http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio10672918
ER  -