Energy Metropolis An Environmental History of Houston and the Gulf Coast

Name: Energy Metropolis An Environmental History of Houston and the Gulf Coast
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ISBN: 9780822959632

ISBN-10: 0822959631

ISBN-13: 9780822959632

Edition: 2007

Authors: Martin V. Melosi, Joseph A. Pratt

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Houston's meteoric rise from a bayou trading post to the world's leading oil supplier owes much to its geography, geology, and climate: the large natural port of Galveston Bay, the lush subtropical vegetation, the abundance of natural resources. But the attributes that have made it attractive for industry, energy, and urban development have also made it particularly susceptible to a variety of environmental problems.Energy Metropolispresents a comprehensive history of the development of Houston, examining the factors that have facilitated unprecedented growth-and the environmental cost of that development. The landmark Spindletop strike of 1901 made inexpensive high-grade Texas oil the fuel…

Book details

List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Publication date: 6/11/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Energy and Environment



A Mixed Blessing: Energy, Economic Growth, and Houston's Environment




The Houston Ship Channel and the Changing Landscape of Industrial Pollution




"Bad Science": The Politics of Ozone Air Pollution in Houston




"The Air-Conditioning Capital of the World": Houston and Climate Control




Growth of the Metropolitan Region



Houston's Public Sinks: Sanitary Services from Local Concerns to Regional Challenges




Superhighway Deluxe: Houston's Gulf Freeway




Urban Sprawl and the Piney Woods: Deforestation in the San Jacinto Watershed




A Tale of Two Texas Cities: Houston, the Industrial Metropolis, and Galveston, the Island Getaway




Environmental Activism at the Grassroots



Dumping on Houston's Black Neighborhoods




The Gunfighters of Northwood Manor: How History Debunks Myths of the Environmental Justice Movement




"To Combine Many and Varied Forces": The Hope of Houston's Environmental Activism, 1923-1999




Voices of Discord: The Effects of a Grassroots Environmental Movement at the Brio Superfund Site



Notes


List of Contributors


Index