Empire of water : an environmental and political history of the New York City water supply /

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Supplying water to millions is not simply an engineering and logistical challenge. As David Soll shows in his finely observed history of the nation's largest municipal water system, the task of providing water to New Yorkers transformed the natural and built environment of the city, its suburbs...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Soll, David, 1971-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Water-supply > Environmental aspects > New York (State) > New York > History.
Water-supply > Political aspects > New York (State) > New York > History.
Watershed management > New York (State) > New York > History.
Water-supply engineering > New York (State) > New York > History.
Eau > Approvisionnement > Aspect de l'environnement > New York (État) > New York > Histoire.
Eau > Approvisionnement > Aspect politique > New York (État) > New York > Histoire.
Bassins hydrographiques > Gestion > New York (État) > New York > Histoire.
Eau > Approvisionnement > Technique > New York (État) > New York > Histoire.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Water-supply engineering
Water-supply > Environmental aspects
Water-supply > Political aspects
Watershed management
New York (State) > New York
History
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