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Metropolitan paradise : the struggle for nature in the city : Philadelphia's Wissahickon Valley, 1620-2020 David Contosta, Carol Franklin
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks F 157 .W62 C66 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Contosta, David R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wissahickon Creek Valley (Pa.)--History.
- Wissahickon Creek Valley (Pa.).
- Wissahickon Creek Valley (Pa.)--Historical geography.
- Wissahickon Valley Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)--History.
- Wissahickon Valley Park (Philadelphia, Pa.).
- Environmentalism--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.
- Environmentalism.
- Environmental policy--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.
- Environmental policy.
- Nature--Effect of human beings on--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Nature.
- Urban parks--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.
- Urban parks.
- Physical Description:
- 4 v. (xxii, 902 p.) : ill. (some col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Saint Joseph's University Press, c2010.
- Contents:
- V. 1. Wilderness.
- v. 2. Park.
- v. 3. Valley.
- v. 4. Corridor.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780916101664 (pbk.)
- 0916101665 (pbk.)
- OCLC:
- 645789730
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