Weeds: An Environmental History of Metropolitan America

by Zachary J.S. Falck

Book Overview

As long as humans have existed, they ve worked and competed with plants to shape their surroundings. As cities developed and expanded, their diverse spaces were covered with and colored by weeds. In Weeds, Zachary J. S. Falck presents a comprehensive history of \u201chappenstance plants\u201d in American urban environments. Beginning in the late nineteenth century and continuing to the present, he examines the proliferation, perception, and treatment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822964023
• ISBN13: 9780822964025
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.1"