Platt, Harold L. <br/><br/>
Sinking Chicago :  Climate Change and the Remaking of a Flood-Prone Environment. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (305 pages) 
 - Urban Life, Landscape and Policy Series .
 - Urban Life, Landscape and Policy Series .
<br/><br/>Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Part I. The Dry Years -- Introduction: Cities, Sprawl, and Climate Change -- 1. The Triumph of Metropolitanism, 1885-1910 -- 2. The Defeat of Conservationism, 1910-1920 -- 3. The Rise and Fall of the American Dream, 1920-1945 -- Part II. The Wet Years -- 4. The Boom of Suburban Growth, 1945-1965 -- 5. The Bust of Urban Decline, 1965-1985 -- 6. The Rebirth of Urban Nature, 1985-2011 -- Conclusion: Cities, Adaptation, and Climate Change -- Notes -- Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781439915509 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Climatic changes-Illinois-Chicago.<br/>Floodplains-Illinois-Chicago.<br/>Flood control-Illinois-Chicago.<br/>Water quality-Illinois-Chicago.<br/>Chicago (Ill.)-Environmental conditions.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QC903 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>363.610977311