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    Item specifics

    Condition
    Very Good: A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, ...
    Narrative Type
    Nonfiction
    Original Language
    English
    ISBN
    9781884836060
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    Product Identifiers

    Publisher
    University of Akron Press, T.H.E.
    ISBN-10
    1884836062
    ISBN-13
    9781884836060
    eBay Product ID (ePID)
    772472

    Product Key Features

    Book Title
    Search for the Ultimate Sink : Urban Pollution in Historical Perspective
    Number of Pages
    419 Pages
    Language
    English
    Publication Year
    1996
    Topic
    Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Industrial Technology
    Illustrator
    Yes
    Genre
    Technology & Engineering, Science
    Author
    Joel A. Tarr
    Format
    Trade Paperback

    Dimensions

    Item Weight
    28 Oz
    Item Length
    9.2 in
    Item Width
    6.1 in

    Additional Product Features

    Intended Audience
    Trade
    LCCN
    96-038383
    Dewey Edition
    20
    Dewey Decimal
    363.73/09173/2
    Synopsis
    Whether it comes by air, by land, or by water, pollution has long plagued the American city. And for just as long, the question of how to deal with urban wastes has taxed the minds of scientists, engineers, and public officials - and the pocketbooks of ordinary citizens. For more than twenty years, Joel A. Tarr has written about the issues of urban pollution. In this collection of his essays, Professor Tarr surveys what technology has done to, and for, the environment of the American city since 1850. In studies ranging from the horse to the railroad, from infrastructure development to industrial and domestic pollution, from the Hudson River to the smokestacks of Pittsburgh, his constant theme is the tension between the production of wastes and the attempts to dispose of them or control them with minimal costs. The Search for the Ultimate Sink: Urban Pollution in Historical Perspective stands alone in its scholarly depth and scope. These essays explore not only the technical solutions to waste disposal, but also the policy issues involved in the trade-offs among public health, environmental quality, and the difficulties and costs of pollution control, and all this against the broader background of changes in civic and professional values. Any reader concerned with the interactive history of technology, the environment, and the American city will find in The Search for the Ultimate Sink an informative and compelling account of pollution problems from the past and a serious guide to urban policies for the future., Whether it comes by air, by land, or by water, pollution has long plagued the American city. This work surveys what technology has done to, and for, the environment of the American city since 1850.
    LC Classification Number
    TD180.T37 1996

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