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The River Pollution Dilemma in Victorian England - Nuisance Law versus Economic Efficiency (Paperback)
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The River Pollution Dilemma in Victorian England - Nuisance Law versus Economic Efficiency (Paperback)
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Nineteenth-century Britain witnessed a dramatic increase in its
town population, as a hitherto largely rural economy transformed
itself into an urban one. Though the political and social issues
arising from these events are well-known, little is known about how
the British legal process coped with the everyday strains that
emerged from the unprecedented scale of these changes. This book
explores the river pollution dilemma faced by the British courts
during the second half of the nineteenth century when the legal
process had to confront the new incompatible realities arising from
the increasing amounts of untreatable waste flowing into the
rivers. This dilemma struck at the heart of both Victorian urban
and rural society, as the necessary sanitary reformation of the
swelling cities and expanding industry increasingly poisoned the
rivers, threatening the countryside and agricultural rents and
livelihoods. Focusing on ten legal disputes, the book investigates
the dilemma that faced the courts; namely how to protect the
traditional and valued rights of landholders whose rivers and lands
were being polluted by industrial waste and untreated sewage,
whilst not hindering the progress of sanitary reform and economic
progress in the towns. The case studies considered involve major
industrialising centres, such as Birmingham, Leeds, Northampton,
Wolverhampton and Barnsley, but also include smaller towns such as
Tunbridge Wells, Leamington Spa and Harrogate. The fundamental
issues raised remain as important today as they did in Victorian
times. The need for the courts to balance a variety of conflicting
needs and rights within the limits of contemporary technological
capabilities often played out in surprising ways, with outcomes not
always in line with theoretical expectations. As such the
historical context of the disputes provide fascinating insights
into nineteenth-century legal process, and the environmental and
social attitudes of the times.
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