Martin V Melosi

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The Sanitary City: Environmental Services in Urban America from Colonial Times to the PresentPaperback, 1 March 2008

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Part of Series
Pittsburgh Hist Urban Environ
Part of Series
History of the Urban Environment
Print Length
400 pages
Language
English
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Date Published
1 Mar 2008
ISBN-10
0822959836
ISBN-13
9780822959830

Description

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

Product Details

Abridged:
Author:
Martin V Melosi
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
1 March 2008
Dimensions:
23.42 x 16 x 2.16 cm
Genre:
Urban
ISBN-10:
0822959836
ISBN-13:
9780822959830
Language:
English
Pages:
400
Weight:
521.63 gm

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