{"product_id":"waterscapes-andrew-mctominey-9781915249111","title":"Waterscapes: Reservoirs, Environment and Identity in Modern England and Wales","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow did reservoirs alter the countryside and city life? The answer is a riveting story of water and identity in modern Britain.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Carving vast lakes into the countryside, reservoirs have long reshaped the landscapes and communities of England and Wales. \u003ci\u003eWaterscapes \u003c\/i\u003eevaluates how these feats of engineering transformed rural and urban environments between the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, altering local ecologies and economies. Through studies of Leeds's Washburn Valley, Liverpool's Vyrnwy Reservoir, and Birmingham's Elan Reservoir, Andrew McTominey addresses the environmental consequences of dam construction and the surprising ways in which reservoirs became sites of leisure and tourism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e McTominey explains that water management has never been a simple question of supply and demand, but a story of contested landscapes and the complex interplay between nature and human ambition. Drawing on environmental history and urban studies, \u003ci\u003eWaterscapes \u003c\/i\u003edemystifies the reservoirs that continue to shape Britain's countryside and city life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew McTominey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1915249112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781915249111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of London Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Andrew McTominey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46927918989567,"sku":"9781915249111","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4d92b1a3-77dd-4868-ab23-60060e415a80.jpg?v=1749373376","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/waterscapes-andrew-mctominey-9781915249111","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}