Des eaux indésirables : Montréal et ses eaux de surface, 1796-1840

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Title
Des eaux indésirables : Montréal et ses eaux de surface, 1796-1840
Abstract
Describes the transition to a new conception of municipal land use planning in Montreal, in which surface water, initially viewed as a unavoidable natural phenomenon, became seen as something that could and should be flushed out and drained away, even hidden (inside pipes). This transition occurred during the first decades of the nineteenth century, a time when public health concerns were compounded by issues related to the movement of people and goods. The author explains that thanks to local public action, this transition was achieved through the development of urban infrastructures and public works. He points out that in the end, the work done to control and get rid of surface water provided a new way of looking at the urban environment, at the same time that it imposed a new environmental reality.
Publication
Revue d’histoire de l’Amérique française
Volume
Vol. 60
Issue
no. 1-2
Pages
95-124
Date
2006
Language
fr
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Citation
Fougères, Dany. “Des eaux indésirables : Montréal et ses eaux de surface, 1796-1840.” Revue d’histoire de l’Amérique française Vol. 60, no. 1–2 (2006): 95–124. https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/haf/2006-v60-n1-2-haf1466/014596ar.pdf.
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