Garbage in the cities : refuse, reform, and the environment /

As recently as the 1880s, most American cities had no effective means of collecting and removing the mountains of garbage, refuse, and manure-over a thousand tons a day in New York City alone-that clogged streets and overwhelmed the senses of residents. In his landmark study, Garbage in the Cities,...

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Main Author: Melosi, Martin V., 1947- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2005]
Edition:Rev. edition.
Series:History of the urban environment.
University of Pittsburgh Digital Editions.
University of Pittsburgh Digital Collections.
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