The big smoke : a history of air pollution in London since medieval times

著者

• Brimblecombe, Peter

書誌事項

The big smoke : a history of air pollution in London since medieval times

Peter Brimblecombe

（Routledge revivals）

Routledge, 2011

• : pbk

注記

Originally published: Methuen, 1987

Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

First published in 1987, Peter Brimblecombe's book provides an engaging historical account of air pollution in London, offering a fascinating insight into the development of air pollution controls against a changing social and economic background. He examines domestic and industrial pollution and their effects on fashions, furnishings, buildings and human health. The book ends with an intriguing analysis of the dangers arising from contemporary pollutants and a glimpse of what the future may hold for London.

目次

1. History and Early Air Pollution 2. The Rise of Coal 3. Evelyn and his Circle 4. The Effect of Pollution in Coal-Burning London 5. Smoke Abatement 6. Smoke and the London Fog 7. Monitoring the Changes in Atmospheric Composition 8. The Great Smog and After

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BD02039294
• ISBN:
  • 9780415672030
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Abingdon
• ページ数/冊数: xii, 185 p.
• 大きさ: 24 cm
• 分類:
  • DC23 : 363.739209421
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Air -- Pollution -- England -- London -- History
• 親書誌ID:
  • BA91192054