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Water-Supply and Public Health Engineering

Water-Supply and Public Health Engineering - Studies in the History of Civil Engineering

Hardback (31 Mar 1999)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This volume traces the evolution of the concept of Public Health and reveals the importance of political will and public spending in this field of civil engineering. Design, construction, operation and maintenance of water-supply and main drainage works are discussed. The period covered extends from Roman engineering through to the early 20th century, with examples from Europe, America and Japan.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780860787549
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Imprint: Routledge
Pub date:
DEWEY: 628.109
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 393
Weight: 956g
Height: 175mm
Width: 250mm
Spine width: 32mm