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Land of Sunshine: An Environmental History of Metropolitan Los Angeles (Pittsburgh History of the Urban Environment) by Deverell, William Francis;Hise, Greg is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>Most people equate Los Angeles with smog, sprawl, forty suburbs in search of a city-the great "what-not-to-do" of twentieth-century city building. But there's much more to LA's story than this shallow stereotype. History shows that Los Angeles was intensely, ubiquitously planned. The consequences of that planning-the environmental history of urbanism--is one place to turn for the more complex lessons LA has to offer.</p> <p>Working forward from ancient times and ancient ecologies to the very
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- Author
- Deverell, William Francis;Hise, Greg
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780822973119
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Sociology, History, Nature
- Rating
- 2 / 5 (1 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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