Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-272) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Acknowledgments -- Prologue : Nature's highway to market -- Batture laid out for the particular use of the public -- Human genius, organed with machinery ; Necropolis of the South ; Triumphs in the cause of advancement and progress -- Act of God -- Epilogue : Simple needs of automobiles.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This engaging environmental history explores the rise, fall, and rebirth of one of the nation's most important urban public landscapes, and more significantly, the role public spaces play in shaping people's relationships with the natural world. Ari Kelman focuses on the battles fought over New Orleans's waterfront, examining the link between a river and its city and tracking the conflict between public and private control of the river.
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eBook Library
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EBL223591
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Title
River and its city.
International Standard Book Number
0520234332
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Human ecology-- Louisiana-- New Orleans.
Urban ecology (Sociology)-- Louisiana-- New Orleans.
Écologie humaine-- Louisiane-- La Nouvelle-Orléans.
Écologie urbaine-- Louisiane-- La Nouvelle-Orléans.