| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 350 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
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History of the urban environment
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History of the urban environment.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-340) and index. |
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The age of smoke -- Modern times, modern problems : controlling smoke, 1880-1914 -- Pollutants and politics : air pollution control between the wars -- Beyond the pall of smoke -- Going local, going national : the postwar divergence of environmental policy -- Forerunners and pioneers -- Environmental revolutions and evolutions -- Conclusion : Was the environmental revolution necessary? |
| Summary |
In 1880, coal was the primary energy source for everything from home heating to industry. Regions where coal was readily available, such as the Ruhr Valley in Germany and western Pennsylvania in the United States, witnessed exponential growth-yet also suffered the greatest damage from coal pollution. These conditions prompted civic activism in the form of "anti-smoke" campaigns to attack the unsightly physical manifestations of coal burning. This early period witnessed significant cooperation between industrialists, government, and citizens to combat the smoke problem. It was not until the 1960. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
Text in English; translated from the German. |
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Environmental policy -- United States -- History.
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Environmental policy. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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Environmental policy -- Germany -- History.
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Germany. |
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Smoke prevention -- United States -- History.
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Smoke prevention. |
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Smoke prevention -- Germany -- History.
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Air quality management -- United States -- History.
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Air quality management. |
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Air quality management -- Germany -- History.
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Air -- Pollution -- United States -- History.
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Air -- Pollution. |
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Air -- Pollution -- Germany -- History.
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Smoke -- adverse effects. |
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Public Health. |
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History, 20th Century. |
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History, 19th Century. |
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Environment. |
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Coal -- adverse effects. |
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Air Pollutants -- adverse effects. |
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Air Pollution -- prevention & control. |
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United States. |
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Germany. |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Title |
Von der Rauchplage zur ökologischen Revolution. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2008183657
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Von der Rauchplage zur ökologischen Revolution. English. Age of smoke. Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, ©2009 0822943646 (DLC) 2008037355 (OCoLC)228363884 |
| ISBN |
9780822973508 (electronic book) |
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0822973502 (electronic book) |
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0822943646 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780822943648 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0822960125 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780822960126 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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