Mains, Drains and Strains: The Emergence of Urban Water and Waste Systems in the United States
Bott, David Matthias, Jr
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Description
Title
Mains, Drains and Strains: The Emergence of Urban Water and Waste Systems in the United States
Author(s)
Bott, David Matthias, Jr
Issue Date
1997
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Star, Susan Leigh
Department of Study
Sociology
Discipline
Sociology
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Urban and Regional Planning
Language
eng
Abstract
It has been concluded that the emergence of water and waste systems was the result of the simultaneous and consubstantial emergence of society and technology in a interactive process that defined urban conditions, the problems associated with those conditions, the solutions to those problems and the identification of the relevant actors involved. This process contributed to the emergence of a new urban industrial society associated with new technical professions and a significantly transformed material environment. An analysis of this process suggests new ways of thinking about technology, social action and concepts of progress.
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