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The environment and the people in American cities, 1600-1900s : disorder, inequality, and social change / Dorceta E. Taylor

Author
Taylor, Dorceta E.
Published
Durham : Duke University Press, 2009.
Physical Description
xii, 626 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Contents
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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ISBN
9780822344360 (cloth : alk. paper)
082234436X (cloth : alk. paper)
9780822344513 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0822344513 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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