The Smoky City
Bridgman, Howard / Cushing, Nancy
The first book length history of air pollution in Newcastle, NSW, from 1804 to the present. It uses two approaches: scientific and cultural. The science looks at particle matter: the fine particles created by burning fuel or windblown dust which make up air pollution. Drawing on historical sources, the cultural approach analyses how Novocastrians and visitors perceive air pollution. Taken together, the scientific and cultural lenses provide a ...