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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Dorceta E.

Series:

e-Duke books scholarly collection.

e-Duke books scholarly collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns--United States--Growth--History.

Cities and towns.

Cities and towns--Growth--Environmental aspects--United States.

Cities and towns--Growth--Social aspects--United States.

City planning--United States.

City planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (641 p.)

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This wide-ranging study of urban environmental history draws our attention to environmental challenges faced by American cities over the past four centuries, showing how understandings of race, class, and gender shape discourse on the environment.

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.

Notes:

Description based on print version record

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613036483

9781283036481

1283036487

9780822392248

0822392240

OCLC:

492386427