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- Title
The introduction of the steam press: a court case on smoke and noise nuisances in a London mansion, 1824.
- Authors
KASUGA, AYUKA
- Abstract
It has recently been revealed that English common law played a certain role in dealing with the pollution problems that accompanied industrialization. This article explores the role of legal actions in solving environmental problems, not within a legal theory but in a larger framework of environmental politics. By focusing on legal actions, it is shown that the Act on Smoke Abatement of 1821 triggered smoke and noise nuisance lawsuits in London, especially against printers. The introduction of the steam press not only contributed to the production of cheap prints but also transformed the printing business into a polluting industry. Legal actions could sometimes remove a polluting business from a plaintiff's neighbourhood, though it also raised the problem of environmental inequality.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; INDUSTRIALIZATION &; the environment; INDUSTRIALIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL policy; SMOKE prevention; PRINTING industry; GOVERNMENT policy
- Publication
Urban History, 2015, Vol 42, Issue 3, p405
- ISSN
0963-9268
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0963926814000728