| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 288 pages) : illustrations |
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History of the urban environment |
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History of the urban environment.
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| Contents |
Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Water-Truly a Precious Commodity; Chapter One: "Improving" Rivers in America: From the Revolution to the Progressive Era; Chapter Two: How Bad Theory Can Lead to Good Technology: Water Supply and Sewerage in the Age of Miasmas; Chapter Three: Pure and Plentiful: The Development of Modern Waterworks in the United States, 1880-2000; Chapter Four: The Environmental Impact of the Big Dam Era; Chapter Five: Private Water: The Curious Case of San Jose's Water Supply; Chapter Six: The Historical Significance of Houston's Buffalo Bayou |
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Chapter Seven: Houston's Public Sinks: Water and Wastewater Services-Local Concerns to Regional ChallengesChapter Eight: Privatization of Water: U.S. and Worldwide Implications; Conclusion: The Question of Control; Further Reading; Notes; Index |
| Summary |
As an essential resource, water has been the object of warfare, political wrangling, and individual and corporate abuse. It has also become an object of commodification, with multinational corporations vying for water supply contracts in many countries. In Precious Commodity, Martin V. Melosi examines water resources in the United States and addresses whether access to water is an inalienable right of citizens, and if government is responsible for its distribution as a public good. Melosi provides historical background on the construction, administration, and adaptability of water supply |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-209) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Urbanization -- Environmental aspects
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Cities and towns -- United States
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City planning -- United States
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Water use -- United States
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Water-supply -- United States
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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HISTORY -- General.
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Cities and towns
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City planning
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Urbanization -- Environmental aspects
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Water-supply
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Water use
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780822977766 |
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0822977761 |
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