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REMAKING BOSTON
AN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE CITY AND ITS SURROUNDINGS |
| By: |
Anthony N. Penna (Editor), Conrad Edick Wright (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£35.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0822943816 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780822943815 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 November, 2009 |
| Series: |
History of the Urban Environment |
| Pages: |
352 |
| Description: |
Since its settlement in 1630, Boston, its harbor, and outlying regions have witnessed a monumental transformation at the hands of humans and by nature. This title chronicles many of the events that altered the physical landscape of Boston, while also offering multidisciplinary perspectives on the environmental history of this metropolitan area. |
| Synopsis: |
Since its settlement in 1630, Boston, its harbor, and outlying regions have witnessed a monumental transformation at the hands of humans and by nature. "Remaking Boston" chronicles many of the events that altered the physical landscape of Boston, while also offering multidisciplinary perspectives on the environmental history of one of America's oldest and largest metropolitan areas. Situated on an isthmus, and blessed with a natural deepwater harbor and ocean access, Boston became an important early trade hub with Europe and the world. As its population and economy grew, developers extended the city's shoreline into the surrounding tidal mudflats to create more usable land. Further expansion of the city was achieved through the annexation of surrounding communities, and the burgeoning population and economy spread to outlying areas. The interconnection of city and suburb opened the floodgates to increased commerce, services and workforces, while also leaving a wake of roads, rails, bridges, buildings, deforestation, and pollution.Profiling this ever-changing environment, the contributors tackle a variety of topics, including: the glacial formation of the region; physical characteristics and composition of the land and harbor; dredging, sea walling, flattening, and landfill operations in the reshaping of the Shawmut Peninsula; the long-standing controversy over the link between landfills and shoaling in shipping channels; population movements between the city and suburbs and their environmental implications; interdependence of the city and its suburbs; preservation and reclamation of the Charles River; suburban deforestation and later reforestation as by-products of changing land use; the planned outlay of parks and park ways; and historic climate changes and the human and biological adaptations to them. |
| Illustrations: |
13 illustrations |
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US |
| Imprint: |
University of Pittsburgh Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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