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245 00 a| Energy metropolish| [electronic resource] :b| an environmental history of Houston and the Gulf Coast /c| edited by Martin V. Melosi and Joseph A. Pratt.;

260 a| Pittsburgh, Pa. :b| University of Pittsburgh Press,;

300 a| vii, 344 p. :b| ill. ;c| 24 cm.;

490 0 a| History of the urban environment;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-327) and index.;

505 0 a| Energy and environment -- A mixed blessing: energy, economic growth, and Houston's environment / Joseph A. Pratt -- The Houston ship channel and the changing landscape of industrial pollution / Hugh S. Gorman -- "Bad science" : the politics of ozone air pollution in Houston / Robert Fisher -- "The air-conditioning capital of the world" : Houston and climate control / Robert S. Thompson -- Growth of the metropolitan region -- Houston's public sinks : sanitary services from local concerns to regional challenges / Martin V. Melosi -- Superhighway deluxe : Houston's Gulf freeway / Tom Watson McKinney -- Urban sprawl and the piney woods : deforestation in the San Jacinto watershed / Diane C. Bates -- A tale of two Texas cities : Houston, the industrial metropolis, and Galveston, the island getaway / William Barnett -- Environmental activism at the grassroots -- Dumping on Houston's black neighborhoods / Robert D. Bullard -- The gunfighters of Northwood Manor : how history debunks myths of the environmental justice movement -- Elizabeth D. Blum -- "To combine many and varied forces" : the hope of Houston's environmental activism, 1923-1999 / Teresa Tomkins-Walsh -- Voices of discord : the effects of a grassroots environmental movement at the brio superfund site / Kimberly A. Youngblood -- Notes.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

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Energy metropolis an environmental history of Houston and the Gulf Coast / edited by Martin V. Melosi and Joseph A. Pratt.

Other author	Melosi, Martin V., 1947-
Other author	Pratt, Joseph A.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press,
Description	vii, 344 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Houston (Tex.)--Environmental conditions. --History. Gulf Coast (Tex.)--Environmental conditions. --History.

Series	History of the urban environment
Contents	Energy and environment -- A mixed blessing: energy, economic growth, and Houston's environment / Joseph A. Pratt -- The Houston ship channel and the changing landscape of industrial pollution / Hugh S. Gorman -- "Bad science" : the politics of ozone air pollution in Houston / Robert Fisher -- "The air-conditioning capital of the world" : Houston and climate control / Robert S. Thompson -- Growth of the metropolitan region -- Houston's public sinks : sanitary services from local concerns to regional challenges / Martin V. Melosi -- Superhighway deluxe : Houston's Gulf freeway / Tom Watson McKinney -- Urban sprawl and the piney woods : deforestation in the San Jacinto watershed / Diane C. Bates -- A tale of two Texas cities : Houston, the industrial metropolis, and Galveston, the island getaway / William Barnett -- Environmental activism at the grassroots -- Dumping on Houston's black neighborhoods / Robert D. Bullard -- The gunfighters of Northwood Manor : how history debunks myths of the environmental justice movement -- Elizabeth D. Blum -- "To combine many and varied forces" : the hope of Houston's environmental activism, 1923-1999 / Teresa Tomkins-Walsh -- Voices of discord : the effects of a grassroots environmental movement at the brio superfund site / Kimberly A. Youngblood -- Notes.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-327) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2007006107
ISBN	9780822943358 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0822943352 (alk. paper)
ISBN	9780822959632 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0822959631 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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