Cities and water pollution: An historical and geographic perspective

Urban Geography

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 435-458

  Colten, Craig E ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hazards; Pollution; Public policy; Water; Water works

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; URBAN AREA; WATER POLLUTION;

NEW ENGLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 32544453354     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.26.5.435     Document Type: Review

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