Nature's Entrepot: Philadelphia's Urban Sphere and Its Environmental Thresholds

In Nature's Entrepot, the contributors view the planning, expansion, and sustainability of the urban environment of Philadelphia...
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Author: Brian Black
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Nature's Entrepot: Philadelphia's Urban Sphere and Its Environmental Thresholds by Black, Brian

Nature's Entrepot: Philadelphia's Urban Sphere and Its Environmental Thresholds

$106.34

Nature's Entrepot: Philadelphia's Urban Sphere and Its Environmental Thresholds

$106.34
Author: Brian Black
Format: Paperback
Language: English
In Nature's Entrepot, the contributors view the planning, expansion, and sustainability of the urban environment of Philadelphia from its inception to the present. The chapters explore the history of the city, its natural resources, and the early naturalists who would influence future environmental policy. They then follow Philadelphia's growing struggles with disease, sanitation, pollution, sewerage, transportation, population growth and decline, and other byproducts of urban expansion. Later chapters examine efforts in the modern era to preserve animal populations, self-sustaining food supplies, functional landscapes and urban planning, and environmental activism. Philadelphia's place as an early seat of government and major American metropolis has been well documented by leading historians. Now, Nature's Entrepot looks particularly to the human impact on this unique urban environment, examining its long history of industrial and infrastructure development, policy changes, environmental consciousness, and sustainability efforts that would come to influence not just this region but also the nation.

Author: Brian Black
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Published: 02/11/2020
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780822966500

About the Author
Brian C. Black is professor of history and environmental studies at Pennsylvania State University, Altoona. He is the author of several previous books, including Petrolia: The Landscape of America's First Oil Boom and Crude Reality: Petroleum in World History.

Michael J. Chiarappa is associate professor of history at Quinnipiac University. He is coauthor of Fish for All: An Oral History of Multiple Claims of Divided Sentiment on Lake Michigan.

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