An environmental history of Britain : since the Industrial Revolution
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An environmental history of Britain : since the Industrial Revolution
Longman, 1994
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An environmental history of Britain since the Industrial Revolution
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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: PPR ISBN 9780582226265
内容説明
The present and future state of the environment gives rise to ever increasing concern, but much less is known as yet about the past: the damage that has been done since, and by, the Industrial Revolution; how far our predecessors were aware of it; the steps they took; and the gradual development of a wider concern for the state of the world and our impact on it. This timely and pioneering survey, designed for general readers as well as students and scholars, is a substantial contribution to that understanding.
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List of Abbreviations. List of Illustrations. Acknowledgements. Preface. 1. Introduction. Part One: Pollution and amenity. 2. The age of smoke and smells. 3. From smoke abatement to global warming. 4. Water resources under strain. 5. Land loss and reclamation. 6. Towards a green and pleasant land. Part two: The Prodigal Economy - and its reform? 7. Energy. 8. Metals and minerals. 9. Any old iron? 10. By products. 11. Conclusion: economic growth and the environment. Index.
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: CSD ISBN 9780582226272
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The present and future state of the environment give rise to ever increasing concern, and to an ever increasing body of scholarship, but much less is known as yet about the past the damage done to the environment in the past couple of centuries, how far our predecessors were aware of it, and the steps they took to help. This book makes a substantial contribution to our understanding of these things. Its first half examines the intellectual roots of the environmental movement, in its scientific, economic and aesthetic aspects. It traces the pollution that industry has caused to the air, water and land of Britain, and the remedies that have been taken to safeguard them from further damage. It examines the growing awareness of a heritage to be protected - whether it be ancient monuments or threatened landscapes. The second half considers the economic implications of using up exhaustible resources, and examines ways of economising on finite resources through recycling, the use of by-products and by varying the quality of goods. Finally, it discusses the feasibility of long-run growth in a finite world.
These are all key questions for today and tomorrow; and Clapp sets them in perspective, against the background of the past.
目次
- Part 1 Pollution and amenity: the age of smoke and smells - measurement of pollution, the domestic fire, industrial smoke, acid dust and smells, remedies for atmospheric pollution
- from smoke abatement to global warming - deadly fog, the smokeless zone, the Clean Air Act, competition for coal, invisible pollutants, global warming, new sources of energy, effects of air pollution on health
- water resources under strain - the water polluters, remedies for water pollution, state of the rivers, treatment of sewage, the last 60 years
- land loss and reclamation - costal erosion, land reclamation, erosion inland, forestry, loss of agricultural land to other uses
- towards a green and pleasant land - a feeling for the past
- conservation of buildings and monuments, access to the countryside, noise pollution. Part 2 The prodigal economy - and its reform?: energy - coal reserves, substitutes for coal, energy prices, economy in the winning and use of coal, the demand for energy
- metals and minerals - reserves of metal ores in Britain, substitution, metal prices
- any old iron? - recyling, manufacture of shoddy, waste heat recovery, glass and metals, hazardous waste, high-tech scrap collection, scrap and total supply of metals
- by-products - by-products of coal, the alkali manufacture, soap-making, fertilisers, building materials, the decline of by-products? Conclusion - the quality of goods, economies of time and labour, economic growth and exhaustible resources.
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