American Cities and Technology : Wilderness to Wired city (Paperback)

1. Introduction: The Growth of American Cities 2. Transport and the Nineteenth-century city 3. Transport in the Twentieth -century city - Automobility 4. Building types: construction and materials 5. Water supply, sewage, drainage and sanitation 6. Heat, light and fire protection 7. Travel and telecommunication in the late twentieth century city 8. Telecommunication and twentieth century cities