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A Brief History of Water Supply and Sanitation
A brief history of water supply and sanitation is presented, beginning with the first cities established on floodplains in the Bronze Age. Takes a look at the first drains and water supply systems including those of Mohenjo‐daro, Mesopotamia, Crete, Nineveh and ancient Egypt. Describes Persian qanats, water infrastructure of Pompei, Byzantium, the Mayans, the Incas, ancient China, medieval and early modern Europe, origins of the germ theory, the Great Stink and the beginnings of modern sewage treatment and potable water supply. Describes Birmingham's water supply system and the California water wars of the 1920s.
A Brief History of Water Supply and Sanitation
A brief history of water supply and sanitation is presented, beginning with the first cities established on floodplains in the Bronze Age. Takes a look at the first drains and water supply systems including those of Mohenjo‐daro, Mesopotamia, Crete, Nineveh and ancient Egypt. Describes Persian qanats, water infrastructure of Pompei, Byzantium, the Mayans, the Incas, ancient China, medieval and early modern Europe, origins of the germ theory, the Great Stink and the beginnings of modern sewage treatment and potable water supply. Describes Birmingham's water supply system and the California water wars of the 1920s.
A Brief History of Water Supply and Sanitation
Grant, Gary (author)
The Water Sensitive City ; 19-31
2016-04-01
13 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
Owens Valley , Great Stink , aquaduct , Mohenjodaro , germ theory , Elan Valley , Sanitation , qanats , cenotes , Bazalgette
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