An underground guide to sewers, or, Down, through & out in Paris, London, New York, &c.

An underground guide to sewers, or, Down, through & out in Paris, London, New York, &c. / Stephen Halliday ; foreword by Peter Bazalgette.

"Lose yourself in the vast sewer networks that lie beneath the world's great cities - past and present. Let detailed archival plans, maps and photographs guide you through these subterranean labyrinths - previously accessible only to their builders, engineers and, perhaps, the odd rogue ex...

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Main Author: Halliday, Stephen (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Sewerage > History.
Sewage > Purification > History.
Informational works.
Illustrated works.
History.
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Summary:"Lose yourself in the vast sewer networks that lie beneath the world's great cities - past and present. Let detailed archival plans, maps and photographs guide you through these subterranean labyrinths - previously accessible only to their builders, engineers and, perhaps, the odd rogue explorer. This execrable exploration traces the evolution of waste management from the ingenious infrastructures of the ancient world to the seeping cesspits and festering open sewers of the medieval period. It investigates and celebrates the work of the civil engineers whose pioneering integrated sewer systems brought to a close the devastating cholera epidemics of the mid-19th century and continue to serve a vastly increased population today. And let's not forget those giant fatbergs clogging our underground arteries, or the storm-surge superstructures of tomorrow."--Cover.
Physical Description:255 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (page 252) and index.
ISBN:9780262043342
0262043343

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