The environment and the people in American cities, 1600-1900s
Subtitle: disorder, inequality, and social change
By: Dorceta E. Taylor.
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Durham
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780822344360; 9780822344513
Subjects: Cities and towns -- United States -- Growth -- History; Cities and towns -- Growth -- Environmental aspects -- United States; Cities and towns -- Growth -- Social aspects -- United States; City planning -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The evolution of American cities; title: Epidemics, cities, and environmental reform; title: Wealthy urbanites : fleeing downtown and privatizing green space; title: Social inequality and the quest for order in the city; title: Data gathering as a mechanism for understanding the city and imposing order; title: Sanitation and housing reform; title: Conceptualizing and framing urban parks; title: Elite ideology, activism, and park development; title: Social class, activism, and park use; title: Contemporary efforts to finance urban parks; title: Class, race, space, and zoning in America; title: Land use and zoning in American cities; title: Workplace and community hazards; title: The industrial workplace.