Environment and the People in American Cities, 1600s-1900s Disorder, Inequality, and Social Change

Name: Environment and the People in American Cities, 1600s-1900s Disorder, Inequality, and Social Change
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ISBN: 9780822344513

ISBN-10: 0822344513

ISBN-13: 9780822344513

Edition: 2009

Authors: Dorceta E. Taylor

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InThe Environment and the People in American Cities, 1600s1900s, Dorceta E. Taylor provides an in-depth examination of the development of urban environments, and urban environmentalism, in the United States over four centuries. Taylor focuses on the evolution of the city, the emergence of elite reformers, the framing of environmental problems, and responses to perceived breakdowns in social order. She demonstrates how social inequalities repeatedly informed the adjudication of questions related to health, safety, and land access and use. While many accounts of environmental history begin and end with wildlife and wilderness, Taylor shows that the city offers important clues to understanding…

Book details

List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Duke University Press
Publication date: 11/23/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 640
Size: 6.05" wide x 9.20" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.266



Figures, Tables, and Boxes


Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Condition of the City



The Evolution of American Cities



Epidemics, Cities, and Environmental Reform



Reforming the City



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



Urban Parks, Order, and Social Reform



Conceptualizing and Framing Urban Packs



Elite Ideology, Activism, and Park Development



Social Class, Activism, and Park Use



Contemporary Efforts to Finance Urban Parks



The Rise of Comprehensive Zoning



Class, Race, Space, and Zoning in America



Land Use and Zoning in American Cities



Reforming the Workplace and Reducing Community Hazards



Workplace and Community Hazards



The Industrial Workplace


Conclusion


Notes


Index