The Big Smoke (Routledge Revivals)

A History of Air Pollution in London since Medieval Times

Peter Brimblecombe (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

188 Seiten

2012
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-67203-0 (ISBN)

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First published in 1987, Peter Brimblecombe's book provides an engaging historical account of air pollution in London.

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.

Brimblecombe, Peter

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

Reihe/Serie	Routledge Revivals
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	294 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Angewandte Physik
	Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
ISBN-10	0-415-67203-1 / 0415672031
ISBN-13	978-0-415-67203-0 / 9780415672030
Zustand	Neuware