Resisting garbage the politics of waste management in American cities / Lily Baum Pollans.
| Author/creator | Pollans, Lily Baum |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Austin : University of Texas Press, 2021. |
| Description | ix, 195 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | "Lily Pollans's Resisting Garbage presents a new theory for understanding practices of waste removal and recycling in American cities, one that is grounded in the close observation of case studies but broadly applicable to many American cities today. The first part of the manuscript delineates the contours of current waste practices, and in particular the evolution of what Pollans calls the "weak recycling waste regime" of the United States. This "regime," which currently dominates American cities, "prioritizes hygiene, sanitation, and efficiency," is defined by unregulated consumption and production, and "allows limited post-consumer recycling of a few materials as a way to quell consumers' environmental anxiety." The second part of the study looks closely at the waste management stories of Seattle and Boston over the last forty years. As Pollans shows, these two cities began at around the same place in the 1980s, but followed radically different paths"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021007055 |
| ISBN | 9781477323700 (cloth) |
| ISBN | (ebook other) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |