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An exposition of the history, aesthetics, etymology, and psychology of waste disposal. Choice 2005 Engler brings broad meaning to the value of marginalized places... Stimulating reading. -- Martin V. Melosi Technology and Culture 2006 An insightful tour of an overlooked part of the cultural landscape. -- Mark D. Bjelland Professional Geographer 2006 Fresh treatment of the 'environmental' problem of human waste and pollution will be relevant for cultural geographers with an interest in nature-society relationships. -- Kendra Strauss Journal of Cultural Geography 2006

An engaging book that addresses a difficult subject and bridges a wide range of issues: social taboos and aesthetics, science and art, theory and application. Well researched and well written, Designing America's Waste Landscapes seeks to raise awareness and promote change - both in the design of waste sites and, more broadly, in the way we understand the relationship between the waste we produce and the way we live. - John L. Motloch, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Director of the Land Design Institute at Ball State University

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Mira Engler is an associate professor of landscape architecture at Iowa State University.

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