London : water and the making of the modern city /
John Broich.
- Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, (c)2013.
- 1 online resource.
- History of the urban environment .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Water and the making of the modern British city -- Great expectations: the first efforts to reform London with water -- "Communism in water": a strategy for harnessing water to reshape late Victorian London society -- From engineering modernization to engineering collectivization -- An alternative vision of the modern city, an alternative government of water.
9781306555289 9780822978664
Water-supply--History.--England--London Water resources development--History.--England--London