Montreal, city of water : an environmental history / Michèle Dagenais ; translated by Peter Feldstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dagenais, Michèle, 1957- author.

Contributor:

Feldstein, Peter, 1962- translator.

Series:

Nature, history, society

Standardized Title:

Montréal et l'eau. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Integrated water management--Québec (Province)--Montréal--History.

Integrated water management.

Regional planning--Québec (Province)--Montréal--History.

Regional planning.

Water use--Québec (Province)--Montréal--History.

Water use.

Urbanization--Québec (Province)--Montréal--History.

Urbanization.

Environmental protection--Québec (Province)--Montréal--History.

Environmental protection.

History.

Physical Description:

xx, 231 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver, British Columbia : UBC Press, [2017]

Language Note:

Translated from the French.

Summary:

"Built within an exceptional watershed, Montreal is intertwined with the waterways that ring its island and flow beneath it in underground networks. Montreal, City of Water focuses on water not only as a physical element - both shaping and shaped by urban development - but also as a sociocultural component of the life of the city. This unique study considers how water has produced and transformed urban space over two centuries. It traces the history of Montreal's urbanization, shining a light on current concerns about water pollution, rehabilitation, and public access to the riverfront - and on the power relations involved in addressing them."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Translation of: Montréal et l'eau.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-217) and index.

Other Format:

Dagenais, Michèle, 1957- Montréal et l'eau. English. Montreal, city of water.

ISBN:

9780774836227

0774836229

OCLC:

985071515