book: The Bulldozer in the Countryside: Suburban Sprawl and the Rise of American Environmentalism (Studies in ... | Adam Rome
books:
The Bulldozer in t...
The Bulldozer in the Countryside: Suburban Sprawl and the Rise of American Environmentalism (Studies in ...
Adam Rome
Cambridge University Press
, 2001 - 316 pages
average customer review:
based on 1 review
view larger image
for more information click here
The
Bulldozer
in the
Countryside
is the first scholarly
history
of efforts to reduce the
environment
al costs of
suburban
development in the United States. The book offers a new account of two of the most important historical events in the period since World War II--the mass migration to the suburbs and the
rise
of the environmental movement. This work offers a valuable historical perspective for scholars, professionals, and citizens interested in the issue of suburban
sprawl
.
Will we ever see an end to Septic Tank Suburbia?
Not many Environmenal Health Specialists like myself will probably ever read this book (or even the chapter 'Septic Tank Suburbia'), but they should. Sanitarians, the old term for health inspectors, have approved a crap-load of septic systems serving
sprawl
development in this nation, and in reading it, the old timers would quickly recognize their place in the undoing of the
American
environment
. Regardless of their 'professional' title.
I was so impressed with the author's
history
of septic tank sprawl that I emailed him with thanks. I'm actually surp
rise
d no one else has reviewed this title on Amazon.
For recent American environmental history, this is one of the best.
for more information click here
products you might be interested in
recommendations
Essential History of Urban/Suburban America since 1920
Books To Understand Suburban Sprawl
Essential History of 1950s America
Essential History of 1960s America
Cities and the Environment
search for books
bulldozer in the
,
bulldozer
,
countryside
,
environment
,
environmentalism
,
suburban
toavi.com
web
randomly chosen
book:
Connecticut: An Explorer's Guide, Sixth Edition (Connecticut : An ...