Search for the Ultimate Sink by Joel A. Tarr
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Original Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781884836060
About this product
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
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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