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The age of smoke : environmental policy in Germany and the United States, 1880-1970 /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Alemán |
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Pittsburgh, Pa. :
University of Pittsburgh Press,
©2009.
©2009 |
| Colección: | History of the urban environment.
University of Pittsburgh Press Digital Editions University of Pittsburgh Digital Collections |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 350 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-340) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780822973508 0822973502 1322096449 9781322096445 |