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Building New York's Sewers: The Evolution of Mechanisms of Urban Development (Purdue University Press History of Technology Series)
Joanne Abel Goldman
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Description for Building New York's Sewers: The Evolution of Mechanisms of Urban Development (Purdue University Press History of Technology Series)
Hardcover. This study examines the conditions, constraints, and concerns of the New York City government during the first half of the 19th century. It highlights the decisions made concerning wastewater disposal and reflects 19th century notions of disease, the environment, and city responsibility. Series: History of Technology. Num Pages: 240 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPQB; RNH; TQS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
This wide-ranging study offers a unique perspective to examine the conditions, constraints, and concerns of city government during the first half of the nineteenth century. Decisions concerning wastewater disposal in New York City reflect nineteenth-century notions of disease, the environment, and city responsibility. As new theories of disease raised concern over public health and urban sanitation, concerned citizens – especially physicians and the burgeoning group of professional engineers – pressured the city to provide comprehensive sewage facilities. Nevertheless, New York City's government resisted implementing such an improvement for many decades. A city-wide system of waste disposal required the creation of ... Read more
This wide-ranging study offers a unique perspective to examine the conditions, constraints, and concerns of city government during the first half of the nineteenth century. Decisions concerning wastewater disposal in New York City reflect nineteenth-century notions of disease, the environment, and city responsibility. As new theories of disease raised concern over public health and urban sanitation, concerned citizens – especially physicians and the burgeoning group of professional engineers – pressured the city to provide comprehensive sewage facilities. Nevertheless, New York City's government resisted implementing such an improvement for many decades. A city-wide system of waste disposal required the creation of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
228
Place of Publication
West Lafayette, United States
ISBN
9781557530950
SKU
V9781557530950
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