TY - BOOK AU - Taylor, Dorceta E. TI - The environment and the people in American cities, 1600-1900s: disorder, inequality, and social change SN - 082234436X AV - HT371 .T39 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - Durham, N.C. PB - Duke University Press KW - Cities and towns KW - United States KW - Growth KW - History KW - Environmental aspects KW - Social aspects KW - City planning N1 - 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 ER -