LEADER 04228cam 2200529 i 4500001 on1097960391 003 OCoLC 005 20200225074448.4 008 190625s2020 nyuab b 001 0 eng 010 2019023877 019 1097961198 020 9780231189484 |qhardcover 020 0231189486 |qhardcover 020 9780231189491 |qpaperback 020 0231189494 |qpaperback 020 |z9780231548359 |qelectronic book 035 (Sirsi) 40029831120 035 40029831120 035 (OCoLC)1097960391 |z(OCoLC)1097961198 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dOCLCO |dOCLCF |dUKMGB |dYDX |dUtOrBLW 042 pcc 043 n-us-ny 050 00 TD788.4.N72 |bM45 2020 082 00 628.4/45640974726 |223 100 1 Melosi, Martin V., |d1947- |eauthor. |=^A541876 245 10 Fresh Kills : |ba history of consuming and discarding in New York City / |cMartin V. Melosi. 264 1 New York : |bColumbia University Press, |c[2020] 300 xv, 778 pages : |billustrations, maps ; |c24 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 The Dilemma of Consuming -- The Backdrop -- Island City -- Wasting Away -- Staten Island : Borough of Last Resort -- The Quarantine -- Garbage War -- Seeking a Disposal Sink -- Go-Away Society -- One Best Way -- Futile Protests -- Living with and Surviving the Landfill -- The Burning Question -- End of Isolation -- Environmental Turn -- Fiscal Crisis, and Disposal Dilemma -- Fresh Kills at Midlife -- Barge to Nowhere -- A New Plan -- The Road to Closure -- Secession -- Closure -- Now What? -- The Post-Closure Era -- 9/11 -- Regeneration -- Crossroads. 520 "Fresh Kills-a monumental 2,200-acre structure on Staten Island-was once the world's largest landfill. From 1948 to 2001, it was the main receptacle for New York City's refuse. After the 9/11 attacks, it reopened briefly to receive human remains and rubble from the destroyed Twin Towers, turning a notorious disposal site into a cemetery. Today, a mammoth reclamation project is transforming the landfill site, constructing an expansive park three times the size of Central Park. Martin V. Melosi provides a comprehensive chronicle of Fresh Kills that offers new insights into the growth and development of New York City and the relationship among consumption, waste, and disposal. He traces the metamorphoses of the landscape, following it from salt marsh to landfill to cemetery and looks ahead to the future park. By centering the problem of solid-waste disposal, Melosi highlights the unwanted consequences of mass consumption. He presents the Fresh Kills space as an embodiment of massive waste, linking consumption to the continuing presence of its discards. Melosi also uses the landfill as a lens for understanding Staten Island's history and its relationship with greater New York City. The first book on the history of the iconic landfill, Fresh Kills unites environmental, political, and cultural history to offer a reflection on material culture, consumer practices, and perceptions of value and worthlessness"-- |cProvided by publisher. 650 0 Sanitary landfill closures |zNew York (State) |zNew York. |=^A863500 651 0 Fresh Kills Landfill (New York, N.Y.) |=^A1407526 651 0 Freshkills Park (New York, N.Y.) |=^A1407725 650 7 Sanitary landfill closures. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01105037 651 7 New York (State) |zNew York. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01204333 |?UNAUTHORIZED 651 7 New York (State) |zNew York |zFresh Kills Landfill. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01922082 |?UNAUTHORIZED 651 7 New York (State) |zNew York |zFreshkills Park. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01922083 |?UNAUTHORIZED 776 08 |iOnline version:Melosi, Martin V., 1947- |tFresh Kills |dNew York : Columbia University Press, 2020. |z9780231548359 |w(DLC) 2019023878 949 |i30372017364768 |ojjlm 960 |o1 |s120.00 |tJoyner48 |uJAPP |zUSD 596 1 998 5325491