The environment and the people in American cities, 1600-1900s : disorder, inequality, and social change / Dorceta E. Taylor.

Author: Taylor, Dorceta E.

Imprint:Durham : Duke University Press, 2009.

Descriptionxii, 626 p. : 24 cm.

Note:The evolution of American cities -- Epidemics, cities, and environmental reform -- 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 -- Conceptualizing and framing urban parks -- Elite ideology, activism, and park development -- Social class, activism, and park use -- Contemporary efforts to finance urban parks -- Class, race, space, and zoning in America -- Land use and zoning in American cities -- Workplace and community hazards -- The industrial workplace.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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