Taking Our Water for the City - The Archaeology of New York City's Watershed Communities (Hardcover)

Tap water enables the development of cities in locations with insufficient natural resources to support such populations. For the last 200 years, New York City has obtained water through a network of nineteen reservoirs and controlled lakes, some as far as 125-miles away. Engineering this water system required the demolition of rural communities, removal of cemeteries, and rerouting of roadways and waterways. The ruination is ongoing. This archaeological examination of the New York City watershed reveals the cultural costs of urban water systems. Urban water systems do more than reroute water from one place to another. At best, they redefine communities. At worst, they erase them.

General

Imprint:	Berghahn Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2022
Authors:	April M. Beisaw
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	154
ISBN-13:	978-1-80073-814-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
LSN:	1-80073-814-5
Barcode:	9781800738140

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