Title: Bay cities and water politics : the battle for resources in Boston and Oakland /
Authors: Elkind, Sarah S., 1963-
Publisher: University Press of Kansas,
Year: 1998
Subjects: Urban ecology (Sociology) United States; Municipal water supply Massachusetts Boston.; Municipal water supply California Oakland.; Water quality management; Municipal services Massachusetts Boston.; Municipal services California Oakland.; Water-supply Massachusetts Boston; Water-supply California Oakland.
Abstract: Near the end of the nineteenth century, the cities of Boston and Oakland each faced environmental crises of water contamination and shortages that existing regional agencies could not solve. How these two cities resolved their water problems is the basis of a comparative history that provides valuable insights into urban development and explores the political implications and environmental impacts of regionalism.