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Agua Agua y ciudades Water and City - Environmental History of Water and Sanitation Services in Tampere, Finland, 1835-1921

Water and City - Environmental History of Water and Sanitation Services in Tampere, Finland, 1835-1921

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In many respects, this city represents the development of water supply and sanitation in the whole country. Tampere shows a case of somewhat problematic growth of a city at a time of emergence of the water issue, when traditional water sources, i.e. wells, were polluted and their yield was inadequate. Along with industrialisation the city grew rapidly. The systems were established in Tampere quite early compared to other parts of Finland and were also extraordinary in some respects. As a big industrial city on the Nordic scale, Tampere also influenced the choices of other cities trying to solve their water problems.

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