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Montreal, City of Water: An Environmental History - Nature | History | Society by Michele Dagenais Details

Built under an exceptional watershed, Montreal is intertwined with waterways that ring its island and bury beneath it in underground networks. The city of Montreal, the city of water, focuses…

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Built under an exceptional watershed, Montreal is intertwined with waterways that ring its island and bury beneath it in underground networks. The city of Montreal, the city of water, focuses on water not only as a material element - both in the form and development of urban development - but also as a cultural and cultural element in the city's life.

This unique study examines how water produced and transformed urban space over two centuries. Traces the history of urbanization in Montreal, highlighting current concerns about water pollution, rehabilitation and public access to the river - and the power relations involved in addressing them..



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