Precious commodity: providing water for America's cities
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Pittsburgh, Pa.
Univ. of Pittsburgh Press
2011
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| Series: | History of the urban environment
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| Online Access: | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-209) and index |
| Physical Description: | XIV, 288 S. Ill., Kt. |
| ISBN: | 9780822959830 |
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Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction: Water-Truly a Precious Commodity ix
CHAPTER ONE
Improving Rivers in America:
From the Revolution to the Progressive Era i
CHAPTER TWO
How Bad Theory Can Lead to Good Technology:
Water Supply and Sewerage in the Age of Miasmas 37
CHAPTER THREE
Pure and Plentiful: The Development of Modern Waterworks
in the United States, 1880-2000 57
CHAPTER FOUR
The Environmental Impact of the Big Dam Era 78
CHAPTER FIVE
Private Water: The Curious Case of San Jose s Water Supply 110
CHAPTER SIX
The Historical Significance of Houston s Buffalo Bayou 128
CHAPTER SEVEN
Houston s Public Sinks: Water and Wastewater Services-
Local Concerns to Regional Challenges 144
CHAPTER EIGHT
Privatization of Water: U. S. and Worldwide Implications 181
Conclusion: The Question of Control 197
Further Reading 203
Notes 211
Index 275
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