To most, the flush of a toilet seems a routine motion to banish
waste and ensure cleanliness: safe, efficient, necessary,
nonpolitical, and utterly unremarkable. However, Jamie
Benidickson's examination of the social and legal history of sewage
in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom demonstrates
that the uncontroversial reputation of flushing is deceptive. In a
time when community water quality can no longer be taken for
granted, this book is particularly relevant, as it delves into and
clarifies the murky issues surrounding the evolution of the culture
of flushing.Drawing upon the experience of urban centres, including
Toronto, Chicago, New York, and London, The Culture of Flushing
carefully analyzes more than two hundred years of history to
describe how we conveniently came to view streams as nature's
sewers, and how water, one of our planet's most precious resources,
became an acceptable medium for the disposal of urban and
industrial waste. Informed by the evolution of legal doctrine,
contemporary understanding of the chemical and biological
characteristics of water, changing theories of disease, and the
influence of professionals in such fields as public health,
engineering, and economics, this book pushes the reader to
seriously reconsider our casual habit of flushing it all
away.Unique, comprehensive, and accessible, The Culture of Flushing
will appeal to everyone from specialists in environmental history,
environmental law, public health, engineering, and public policy to
the general reader concerned with protecting water quality and the
environment.
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