Dawn of Green - Manchester, Thirlmere, and Modern Environmentalism

Klappentext Purchased by the city of Manchester in the 1870s, Thirlmere was dammed and converted into a reservoir. This book examines the battle for Thirlmere and the clashes between conservationists who wished to preserve the lake and developers eager to meet the needs of industry and a growing urban population. Zusammenfassung Purchased by the city of Manchester in the 1870s! Thirlmere was dammed and converted into a reservoir. This book examines the battle for Thirlmere and the clashes between conservationists who wished to preserve the lake and developers eager to meet the needs of industry and a growing urban population.

Product details

• Authors: Harriet Ritvo, RITVO HARRIET
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2009
• EAN: 9780226720821
• ISBN: 978-0-226-72082-1
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; NATURE / Natural Resources, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Cumbria, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, HISTORY / Social History, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Conservation of the environment, Science / Environmental Science, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Cumbria & Lake District, Industrialisation and industrial history, Drought & Water Supply, Drought and water supply