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245 13 a| An underground guide to sewers, or, Down, through & out in Paris, London, New York, &c. /c| Stephen Halliday ; foreword by Peter Bazalgette.;

246 30 a| Down, through & out in Paris, London, New York, &c.;

264 1 a| Cambridge, Massachusetts :b| The MIT Press,c| [2019];

300 a| 255 pages :b| illustrations (some color) ;c| 25 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (page 252) and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

520 a| "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.;

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

Author/creator	Halliday, Stephen author.
Format	Book
Publication	Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2019]
Description	255 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Subjects	Sewerage--History. Sewage--Purification. --History.

Portion of title	Down, through & out in Paris, London, New York, &c.
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.
Abstract	"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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (page 252) and index.
Genre/form	Informational works.
Genre/form	Illustrated works.
Genre/form	History.
Genre/form	Illustrated works.
Genre/form	Informational works.
LCCN	2019933593
ISBN	9780262043342
ISBN	0262043343

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