Sinking Chicago: Climate Change And The Remaking Of A Flood-Prone Environment (Urban Life, Landscape And Policy)

The dry years -- Introduction : cities, sprawl, and climate change -- The triumph of metropolitanism, 1885-1910 -- The defeat of conservationism, 1910-1920 -- The rise and fall of the American dream, 1920-1945 -- The wet years -- The boom of suburban growth, 1945-1965 -- The bust of urban decline, 1965-1985 -- The rebirth of urban nature, 1985-2011 -- Conclusion : cities, adaptation, and prairie wetlands

• | Author: Harold L Platt
• | Publisher: Temple University Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 30, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 342 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/History
• | ISBN-10: 1439915490
• | ISBN-13: 9781439915493