Fresh Kills : : A History of Consuming and Discarding in New York City / / Martin V. Melosi.
Fresh Kills-a monumental 2,200-acre site on Staten Island-was once the world's largest landfill. From 1948 to 2001, it was the main receptacle for New York City's refuse. After the 9/11 attacks, it reopened briefly to receive human remains and rubble from the destroyed Twin Towers, turning...
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| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Dilemma of Consuming
- PART I: THE BACKDROP
- 1. Island City
- 2. Wasting Away
- PART II: STATEN ISLAND: BOROUGH OF LAST RESORT
- 3. The Quarantine
- 4. The Garbage War
- PART III: SEEKING A DISPOSAL SINK
- 5. The Go- Away Society
- 6. One Best Way
- 7. Futile Protests
- PART IV: LIVING WITH AND SURVIVING THE LANDFILL
- 8. The Burning Question
- 9. The End of Isolation
- 10. An Environmental Turn
- 11. Fiscal Crisis and Disposal Dilemma
- 12. Fresh Kills at Midlife
- 13. Barge to Nowhere
- 14. A New Plan
- PART V: THE ROAD TO CLOSURE
- 15. Secession
- 16. Closure
- 17. Now What?
- PART VI: THE POST- CLOSURE ERA
- 18. 9/11
- 19. Regeneration
- 20. Crossroads
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index