The age of smoke : environmental policy in Germany and the United States, 1880-1970 / Frank Uekoetter.

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Uekötter, Frank, 1970-

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TextLanguage: English Original language: German Series: History of the urban environment | University of Pittsburgh Press Digital Editions | University of Pittsburgh Digital CollectionsCopyright date: ©2009Description: 1 online resource (viii, 350 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780822973508
0822973502
1322096449
9781322096445

Uniform titles:

Von der Rauchplage zur ökologischen Revolution. English

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Age of smoke.DDC classification:

363.738/70943 22

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RA576.7.G3 U3413 2009

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WA 754

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Contents:

The age of smoke -- Modern times, modern problems : controlling smoke, 1880-1914 -- Pollutants and politics : air pollution control between the wars -- Beyond the pall of smoke -- Going local, going national : the postwar divergence of environmental policy -- Forerunners and pioneers -- Environmental revolutions and evolutions -- Conclusion : Was the environmental revolution necessary?

Summary: 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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Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-340) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Digital Research Library. (University of Pittsburgh Press Digital Editions) PPiU

Text in English; translated from the German.

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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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