Author: Publisher:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 756
Book Description
Resources in Education
Author: Fresh Kills
Author: Martin V. MelosiPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231548354
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Fresh Kills—a monumental 2,200-acre site on Staten Island—was once the world’s largest landfill. From 1948 to 2001, it was the main receptacle for New York City’s refuse. After the 9/11 attacks, it reopened briefly to receive human remains and rubble from the destroyed Twin Towers, turning a notorious disposal site into a cemetery. Today, a mammoth reclamation project is transforming the landfill site, constructing an expansive park three times the size of Central Park. Martin V. Melosi provides a comprehensive chronicle of Fresh Kills that offers new insights into the growth and development of New York City and the relationship among consumption, waste, and disposal. He traces the metamorphoses of the landscape, following it from salt marsh to landfill to cemetery and looks ahead to the future park. By centering the problem of solid-waste disposal, Melosi highlights the unwanted consequences of mass consumption. He presents the Fresh Kills space as an embodiment of massive waste, linking consumption to the continuing presence of its discards. Melosi also uses the landfill as a lens for understanding Staten Island’s history and its relationship with greater New York City. The first book on the history of the iconic landfill, Fresh Kills unites environmental, political, and cultural history to offer a reflection on material culture, consumer practices, and perceptions of value and worthlessness.
Research in Education
Author: Operation Just Cause
Author: Ronald H. ColePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military planning
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Health planning reports subject index
Author: United States. Health Resources AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Health planning
Languages : en
Pages : 1192
Book Description
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications, Cumulative Index
Author: United States. Superintendent of DocumentsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1466
Book Description
ASPO Newsletter
Author: American Society of Planning OfficialsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : City Planning
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Illinois Community College Bulletin
Author: Calendar of Agenda Items
Author: California Community Colleges. Board of GovernorsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Dictionary Catalog of Official Publications of the State of New York
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Includes information from the Checklist of official publications of the State of New York.