The environment and the people in American cities, 1600-1900s : disorder, inequality, and social change / Dorceta E. Taylor.

The evolution of American cities
Epidemics, cities, and environmental reform
Wealthy urbanites : fleeing downtown and privatizing green space
Social inequality and the quest for order in the city
Data gathering as a mechanism for understanding the city and imposing order
Sanitation and housing reform
Conceptualizing and framing urban parks
Elite ideology, activism, and park development
Social class, activism, and park use
Contemporary efforts to finance urban parks
Class, race, space, and zoning in America
Land use and zoning in American cities
Workplace and community hazards
The industrial workplace.