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<p>&ldquo;With searching and thoughtful analyses of the urban, technological, and environmental dimensions of the management of water resources, Melosi advances our understanding of the past and assists our capacity to plan intelligently for the future.&rdquo;<br> &mdash;Jeffrey K. Stine, author of America's Forested Wetlands: From Wasteland to Valued Resource

A worthy addition to the canon of water history. --American Historical Review [Melosi] suceeds in producing an engaging narrative by intermingling past and present issues concerning water supply and its social, cultural, and environmental implications. --AMBIX Reading about the history of water in 'Precious Commodity' is a little like moving into a nice turn-of-the-twentieth-century home. On the surface you assume everything is fine and that you already understand the subject. Then you wake up one morning to sewage in the basement and you have to rip out the walls to replace the pipes. . . . Melosi forces readers, like the hapless homeowner, to face the complexity and weight of a water history that so many of us take for granted. Yet like the house, most American cities are built atop an antiquated water and sewer system that we have no choice but to deal with. --The Journal of American History A remarkable collection of information regarding water-related issues . . . intelligently written . . . highly recommended. --Journal of the American Water Resources Association With searching and thoughtful analyses of the urban, technological, and environmental dimensions of the management of water resources, Melosi advances our understanding of the past and assists our capacity to plan intelligently for the future. --Jeffrey K. Stine, author of America's Forested Wetlands: From Wasteland to Valued Resource Precious Commodity is cutting-edge environmental history. In it, Melosi asks an essential question--who determines the control and distribution of water? His sharp insights into the interlocking relationship between public and private ownership and the impact this has had on resource allocation across time and place demonstrate how difficult it will be to achieve a sustainable water future. --Char Miller, Pomona College A worthy addition to the canon of water history. American Historical Review [Melosi] suceeds in producing an engaging narrative by intermingling past and present issues concerning water supply and its social, cultural, and environmental implications. AMBIX Reading about the history of water in Precious Commodity is a little like moving into a nice turn-of-the-twentieth-century home. On the surface you assume everything is fine and that you already understand the subject. Then you wake up one morning to sewage in the basement and you have to rip out the walls to replace the pipes. . . . Melosi forces readers, like the hapless homeowner, to face the complexity and weight of a water history that so many of us take for granted. Yet like the house, most American cities are built atop an antiquated water and sewer system that we have no choice but to deal with. The Journal of American History A remarkable collection of information regarding water-related issues . . . intelligently written . . . highly recommended. Journal of the American Water Resources Association With searching and thoughtful analyses of the urban, technological, and environmental dimensions of the management of water resources, Melosi advances our understanding of the past and assists our capacity to plan intelligently for the future. Jeffrey K. Stine, author of America's Forested Wetlands: From Wasteland to Valued Resource Precious Commodity is cutting-edge environmental history. In it, Melosi asks an essential question who determines the control and distribution of water? His sharp insights into the interlocking relationship between public and private ownership and the impact this has had on resource allocation across time and place demonstrate how difficult it will be to achieve a sustainable water future. Char Miller, Pomona College A worthy addition to the canon of water history. --American Historical Review [Melosi] suceeds in producing an engaging narrative by intermingling past and present issues concerning water supply and its social, cultural, and environmental implications. --AMBIX With searching and thoughtful analyses of the urban, technological, and environmental dimensions of the management of water resources, Melosi advances our understanding of the past and assists our capacity to plan intelligently for the future. --Jeffrey K. Stine, author of America's Forested Wetlands: From Wasteland to Valued Resource Precious Commodity is cutting-edge environmental history. In it, Melosi asks an essential question--who determines the control and distribution of water? His sharp insights into the interlocking relationship between public and private ownership and the impact this has had on resource allocation across time and place demonstrate how difficult it will be to achieve a sustainable water future. --Char Miller, Pomona College Reading about the history of water in 'Precious Commodity' is a little like moving into a nice turn-of-the-twentieth-century home. On the surface you assume everything is fine and that you already understand the subject. Then you wake up one morning to sewage in the basement and you have to rip out the walls to replace the pipes. . . . Melosi forces readers, like the hapless homeowner, to face the complexity and weight of a water history that so many of us take for granted. Yet like the house, most American cities are built atop an antiquated water and sewer system that we have no choice but to deal with. --The Journal of American History A remarkable collection of information regarding water-related issues . . . intelligently written . . . highly recommended. --Journal of the American Water Resources Association With searching and thoughtful analyses of the urban, technological, and environmental dimensions of the management of water resources, Melosi advances our understanding of the past and assists our capacity to plan intelligently for the future. -Jeffrey K. Stine, author of America's Forested Wetlands: From Wasteland to Valued Resource Precious Commodity is cutting-edge environmental history. In it, Melosi asks an essential question-who determines the control and distribution of water? His sharp insights into the interlocking relationship between public and private ownership and the impact this has had on resource allocation across time and place demonstrate how difficult it will be to achieve a sustainable water future. -Char Miller, Pomona College

<p> With searching and thoughtful analyses of the urban, technological, and environmental dimensions of the management of water resources, Melosi advances our understanding of the past and assists our capacity to plan intelligently for the future. <br> --Jeffrey K. Stine, author of America's Forested Wetlands: From Wasteland to Valued Resource

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Martin V. Melosi is Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen University Professor and founding director of the Center for Public History at the University of Houston. Melosi received the Distinguished Research Award and the Distinguished Service Award from the Am

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