London Water and the Making of the Modern City /

Broich, John.

London Water and the Making of the Modern City / [Recurso electrónico] : John Broich. - Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2013 - 1 online resource (xiii, 214 pages :) illustrations, map ; - History of the urban environment . - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Water and the making of the modern British city -- Great expectations: the first efforts to reform London with water -- "Communism in water": a strategy for harnessing water to reshape late Victorian London society -- From engineering modernization to engineering collectivization -- An alternative vision of the modern city, an alternative government of water.

Libro Electrónico

9780822978664 0822978660




Water-supply--History.--England--London
Water resources development--History.--England--London


Electronic books.

HD1697.G74 / L663 2013

363.6/109421