The environment and the people in American cities, 1600-1900s : disorder, inequality, and social change /
Taylor, Dorceta E.
The environment and the people in American cities, 1600-1900s : disorder, inequality, and social change / Dorceta E. Taylor - Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press, 2009 - xii, 626 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
082234436X 9780822344360 9780822344513 0822344513
2009030092
Cities and towns--Growth--History.--United States
Cities and towns--Growth--Environmental aspects--United States.
Cities and towns--Growth--Social aspects--United States.
City planning--United States.
HT371 / .T39 2009
The environment and the people in American cities, 1600-1900s : disorder, inequality, and social change / Dorceta E. Taylor - Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press, 2009 - xii, 626 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
082234436X 9780822344360 9780822344513 0822344513
2009030092
Cities and towns--Growth--History.--United States
Cities and towns--Growth--Environmental aspects--United States.
Cities and towns--Growth--Social aspects--United States.
City planning--United States.
HT371 / .T39 2009