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Waterscapes : Reservoirs, Environment and Identity in Modern England and Wales.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McTominey, Andrew.
- Series:
- New historical perspectives
- New Historical Perspectives Series
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (240 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : University of London Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- This book explores the impacts of reservoir construction and management in England and Wales from the late-nineteenth to early-twentieth century. Taking a comparative approach with case studies from Leeds's Washburn Valley, Liverpool's Vyrnwy Reservoir and Birmingham's Elan Reservoir, it examines the environmental, social, and cultural transformation of urban and rural environments, waterworks management, leisure activities, and local communities.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-915249-12-0
- OCLC:
- 1535979085
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