ABSTRACT

In this innovative contribution to the field of environmental history, Stephen Mosley explores the devastating human and environmental costs of smoke pollution in the world’s first industrial city. 

chapter |12 pages

Introduction

Manchester, Air Pollution, and Urban Environmental History

part |56 pages

The Nature of Smoke

part |48 pages

Stories about Smoke

part |64 pages

The Search for Solutions

chapter |9 pages

Epilogue

Too Little, Too Late?