The environment and the people in American cities, 1600-1900s: disorder, inequality, and social change Dorceta E. Taylor.
Publication details: Durham Duke University Press, 2009Description: 627pISBN: 9780822344513Subject(s): Cities and towns -- United States -- Growth -- History | Cities and towns -- Growth -- Environmental aspects -- United States | Cities and towns -- Growth -- Social aspects -- United States | City planning -- United StatesDDC classification: 307.760973 LOC classification: HT371 | .T39 2009Online resources: Full text available from e-Duke Books Scholarly Collection 2009| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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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.
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