| The Sanitary City: Environmental Services in Urban America from Colonial Times to the Present Contributor(s): Melosi, Martin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0822959836 ISBN-13: 9780822959830 Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press OUR PRICE: $52.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | History - Technology & Engineering | Environmental - General - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 363.610 |
| LCCN: 2007046149 |
| Series: History of the Urban Environment |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.3" W x 9.22" (1.15 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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: |