Liquid Capital : Making the Chicago Waterfront.

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In the nineteenth century, politicians transformed a disease-infested bog on the shore of Lake Michigan into an intensely managed waterscape supporting the life and economy of Chicago. Liquid Capital shows how Chicago's waterfront became both an economic hub and the site of many precedent-setti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Salzmann, Joshua A. T.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2017.
Colección:American Business, Politics, and Society Ser.
Temas:
1800-1999
Waterfronts > Illinois > Chicago > History > 19th century.
Waterfronts > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century.
Land use > Illinois > Chicago > History > 19th century.
Land use > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century.
Human ecology > Illinois > Chicago > History > 19th century.
Human ecology > Illinois > Chicago > History > 20th century.
Fronts de mer > Illinois > Chicago > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Fronts de mer > Illinois > Chicago > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Utilisation du sol > Illinois > Chicago > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Utilisation du sol > Illinois > Chicago > Histoire > 20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > City Planning & Urban Development.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Human ecology
Land use
Waterfronts
Illinois > Chicago
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In the nineteenth century, politicians transformed a disease-infested bog on the shore of Lake Michigan into an intensely managed waterscape supporting the life and economy of Chicago. Liquid Capital shows how Chicago's waterfront became both an economic hub and the site of many precedent-setting decisions about public land use.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (241 pages)
ISBN:9780812294583
0812294580

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