Environment and pollution in colonial india: sewerage technologies along the sacred ganges
Auteur :
Wilhelm, Janine
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780367596699
Date de publication :
14 août 2020
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
380 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
India is facing a river pollution crisis today. The origins of this crisis are commonly traced back to post-Independence economic development and urbanisation. This book, in contrast, shows that some important early roots of India’s river pollution problem, and in particular the pollution of the Ganges, lie with British colonial policies on wast