Environmental and Social Justice in the City: Historical Perspectives
| PUBLISHER | White Horse Press (01/20/2011) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
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The world is full of environmental injustices and inequalities, yet few European historians have tackled these subjects head on; nor have they explored their relationships with social inequalities. In this innovative collection of historical essays the contributors consider a range of past environmental injustices, spanning seven northern and western European countries and with several chapters adding a North American perspective. In addition to an introductory chapter that surveys approaches to this area of environmental history, individual chapters address inequalities in the city as regards water supply, air pollution, waste disposal, factory conditions, industrial effluents, fuel poverty and the administrative and legal arrangements that discriminated against segments of society.
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ISBN-13:
9781874267614
ISBN-10:
1874267618
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
302
Carton Quantity:
22
Product Dimensions:
6.00 x 0.81 x 9.00 inches
Weight:
1.35 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Maps,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Technology & Engineering | Environmental - General
Technology & Engineering | World - General
Technology & Engineering | Social History
Dewey Decimal:
307.76
Library of Congress Control Number:
2011414092
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The world is full of environmental injustices and inequalities, yet few European historians have tackled these subjects head on; nor have they explored their relationships with social inequalities. In this innovative collection of historical essays the contributors consider a range of past environmental injustices, spanning seven northern and western European countries and with several chapters adding a North American perspective. In addition to an introductory chapter that surveys approaches to this area of environmental history, individual chapters address inequalities in the city as regards water supply, air pollution, waste disposal, factory conditions, industrial effluents, fuel poverty and the administrative and legal arrangements that discriminated against segments of society.
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Editor:
Massard-Guilbaud, Genevieve
Genevieve Massard-Guilbaud is Maitre de conference at Blaise-Pascal University (Clermont-Ferrand, France). Her current research deals with modern urban and environmental history. She is preparing a book on industrial pollution in French 19th century towns.
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Editor:
Rodger, Richard
Richard Rodger is Professor of Urban History at Leicester University and Director of the Centre for Urban History. He teaches courses in economic and social history and is interested in the application of computing to historical analysis. He has written or edited ten books on the economic, social and business history of cities, including Scottish Housing in the Twentieth Century (1989), European Urban History (1993) and Housing in Urban Britain 1780 1914 (1995). Since 1987 Richard Rodger has been Editor of Urban History (published by Cambridge University Press).
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