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]
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Table of Contents:
  • Pioneers of plumbing. Sanitation in the ancient world ; Sewage in the streets
  • Subterranean infrastructures. The cleansing of Paris ; London & the great stink ; Worldwide adaptations ; Raising streets
  • Revolutions of purity. Processing & treating sewage ; The future of waste treatment.