author: carl a zimring

Technology and the Environment in History

... summary and critique of Hughes, see Pritchard, “An Envirotechnical Disaster.” 71. For several broad discussions, see Mitchell, Rule of Experts, especially chapter 1 ... Origins of the Modern World. Such tensions between (ecological) ...

Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste: The Social Science of Garbage

... HDTV, 2:897 LCD, 2:898 LED, 2:898 overview, 2:897–998 recycling, 2:898 technological advances, 2:898 transportation and bans, 2:898–900 Tennessee, 2:900–903 environmental justice, 2:902 hazardous waste, 2:902 improvements and reductions ...

Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste: Encyc Consumption and Waste

... world, with Finland topping the list at 12 kilograms per person per year ... glass bottles, aluminum cans, and PET plastic bottles. Finn Arne Jørgensen Umeå ... A History of the World in 6 Glasses. New York: Walker Publishing, 2006. BFI.

Coastal Metropolis: Environmental Histories of Modern New York City

... City-Data.com forum, January 7, 2008, accessed June 10, 2018, http://www.city-data.com/forum/new-york-city/227707commute-rockaway-beach-area-manhattan.html. 43. Kevin Leonard, “The Rockaway Commute,” Wave, June 26, 2015, https://www ...

Cash for Your Trash: Scrap Recycling in America

... Fred Berman complained that it was too difficult too keep up with the changing regulations and costs of compliance . " If my dad had to put up with all the conditions today , there'd be no scrap business . " 61 From Conservation to ...

Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste: The Social Science of Garbage

... Santa Monica, Burbank, Manhattan Beach, and Inglewood. This roughly 800 ... Recycling LA administrators are rapidly expanding various recycling programs ... centers recover more than 240,000 tons of paper, glass, plastics, and aluminum ...

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