Author: Mrs. Esther (Mohr) Dole
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civic improvement
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Municipal Improvements in the United States, 1840-1850
Author: Mrs. Esther (Mohr) Dole
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civic improvement
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civic improvement
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Urban Growth and City Systems in the United States, 1840-1860
Author: Allan Pred
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674930919
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
In this major new work of urban geography, Allan Pred interprets the process by which major cities grew and the entire city-system of the United States developed during the antebellum decades. The book focuses on the availability and distribution of crucial economic information. For as cities developed, this information helped determine the new urban areas in which business opportunities could be exploited and productive innovations implemented. Pred places this original approach to urbanization in the context of earlier, more conventional studies, and he supports his view by a wealth of evidence regarding the flow of commodities between major cities. He also draws on an analysis of newspaper circulation, postal services, business travel, and telegraph usage. Pred's book goes far beyond the usual "biographies" of individual cities or the specialized studies of urban life. It offers a large and fascinating view of the way an entire city-system was put together and made to function. Indeed, by providing the first full account of these two decades of American urbanization, Pred has supplied a vital and hitherto missing link in the history of the United States.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674930919
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
In this major new work of urban geography, Allan Pred interprets the process by which major cities grew and the entire city-system of the United States developed during the antebellum decades. The book focuses on the availability and distribution of crucial economic information. For as cities developed, this information helped determine the new urban areas in which business opportunities could be exploited and productive innovations implemented. Pred places this original approach to urbanization in the context of earlier, more conventional studies, and he supports his view by a wealth of evidence regarding the flow of commodities between major cities. He also draws on an analysis of newspaper circulation, postal services, business travel, and telegraph usage. Pred's book goes far beyond the usual "biographies" of individual cities or the specialized studies of urban life. It offers a large and fascinating view of the way an entire city-system was put together and made to function. Indeed, by providing the first full account of these two decades of American urbanization, Pred has supplied a vital and hitherto missing link in the history of the United States.
Public Works History in the United States
Author: Suellen M. Hoy
Publisher: Nashville, Tenn. : American Association for State and Local History
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Publisher: Nashville, Tenn. : American Association for State and Local History
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Transactions of the American Institute of the City of New-York, for the Year ...
Author: American Institute of the City of New York
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
Catalogue
Author: University of Wisconsin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 750
Book Description
Some nos. include Announcement of courses.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 750
Book Description
Some nos. include Announcement of courses.
Transactions of the American Institute of the City of New-York
Author: American Institute of the City of New York
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
Transactions of the American Institute of the City of New-York
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
Privatization of Water Services in the United States
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309074444
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
In the quest to reduce costs and improve the efficiency of water and wastewater services, many communities in the United States are exploring the potential advantages of privatization of those services. Unlike other utility services, local governments have generally assumed responsibility for providing water services. Privatization of such services can include the outright sale of system assets, or various forms of public-private partnershipsâ€"from the simple provision of supplies and services, to private design construction and operation of treatment plants and distribution systems. Many factors are contributing to the growing interest in the privatization of water services. Higher operating costs, more stringent federal water quality and waste effluent standards, greater customer demands for quality and reliability, and an aging water delivery and wastewater collection and treatment infrastructure are all challenging municipalities that may be short of funds or technical capabilities. For municipalities with limited capacities to meet these challenges, privatization can be a viable alternative. Privatization of Water Services evaluates the fiscal and policy implications of privatization, scenarios in which privatization works best, and the efficiencies that may be gained by contracting with private water utilities.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309074444
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
In the quest to reduce costs and improve the efficiency of water and wastewater services, many communities in the United States are exploring the potential advantages of privatization of those services. Unlike other utility services, local governments have generally assumed responsibility for providing water services. Privatization of such services can include the outright sale of system assets, or various forms of public-private partnershipsâ€"from the simple provision of supplies and services, to private design construction and operation of treatment plants and distribution systems. Many factors are contributing to the growing interest in the privatization of water services. Higher operating costs, more stringent federal water quality and waste effluent standards, greater customer demands for quality and reliability, and an aging water delivery and wastewater collection and treatment infrastructure are all challenging municipalities that may be short of funds or technical capabilities. For municipalities with limited capacities to meet these challenges, privatization can be a viable alternative. Privatization of Water Services evaluates the fiscal and policy implications of privatization, scenarios in which privatization works best, and the efficiencies that may be gained by contracting with private water utilities.
Perspectives on Urban Infrastructure
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309034396
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
In this provocative volume, distinguished authorities on urban policy expose the myths surrounding today's "infrastructure crisis" in urban public works. Five in-depth papers examine the evolution of the public works system, the limitations of urban needs studies, the financing of public works projects, the impact of politics, and how technology is affecting the types of infrastructures needed for tomorrow's cities.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309034396
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
In this provocative volume, distinguished authorities on urban policy expose the myths surrounding today's "infrastructure crisis" in urban public works. Five in-depth papers examine the evolution of the public works system, the limitations of urban needs studies, the financing of public works projects, the impact of politics, and how technology is affecting the types of infrastructures needed for tomorrow's cities.
the encyclopedia americana
Author: 1919 The Encyclopedia Americana Corporation
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1190
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1190
Book Description