Devastation and Renewal: An Environmental History of Pittsburgh and Its Region (Pittsburgh Hist Urban Environ)
"Pittsburgh etches in bold relief the environmental dilemmas that confronted cities everywhere in the industrial and postindustrial eras. This book raises profound questions about how cities can best surmount the legacy of industrial production in reconstructing contemporary landscapes."—Andrew Hurley, University of Missouri–St. Louis"A first-rate volume that clearly explains how Pittsburgh has attempted to overcome the severe environmental pressures of industrialization in coping with land, water, and air pollution."—Martin V. Melosi, University of Houston"Helps us better understand how this former frontier outpost became an industrial powerhouse, and how that explosive transformation complicated human life and the landscapes on which it depended."—Char Miller, Trinity University