{"product_id":"the-sanitary-city-environmental-services-in-urban-america-from-colonial-times-to-the-present-paperback","title":"The Sanitary City: Environmental Services in Urban America from Colonial Times to the Present - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin V. Melosi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImmersed in their on-demand, highly consumptive, and disposable lifestyles, most urban Americans take for granted the technologies that provide them with potable water, remove their trash, and process their wastewater. These vital services, however, are the byproduct of many decades of development by engineers, sanitarians, and civic planners. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Sanitary City, \u003c\/i\u003e Martin V. Melosi assembles a comprehensive, thoroughly researched and referenced history of sanitary services in urban America. He examines the evolution of water supply, sewage systems, and solid waste disposal during three distinct eras: The Age of Miasmas (pre-1880); The Bacteriological Revolution (1880-1945); and The New Ecology (1945 to present-day). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Originally published in 2000, this abridged edition includes updated text and bibliographic materials. \u003ci\u003eThe Sanitary City\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential resource for those interested in environmental history, environmental engineering, science and technology, urban studies, and public health. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e George Perkins Marsh Prize from the American Society for Environmental History Urban History Association Prize for the best book in North American Urban History\u003cbr\u003e Abel Wolman Prize from the Public Works Historical Society\u003cbr\u003e Sidney Edelstein Prize from the Society for the History of Technology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartin V. Melosi is Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen University Professor of History and director of the Center for Public History at the University of Houston. He is the author or editor of fourteen books, including \u003ci\u003eGarbage in the Cities: Refuse, Reform and the Environment, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Effluent America: Cities, Industry, Energy, and the Environment.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 9.22 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44271977791590,"sku":"9780822959830","price":108.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/bitubngrOVQ4ZGFFMTFUYWtsWitxUT09.webp?v=1766313771","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-sanitary-city-environmental-services-in-urban-america-from-colonial-times-to-the-present-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}