El agua y la ciudad: Burdeos y Bilbao (1850-1920). Normas técnicas, normas sociales

Abstract

This article outlines the theoretical and historiographic problem of the study of water, emphasising the importance of its supply in industrial centres. Special attention is paid to the construction of the drinking water supply network in Bordeaux, towards the middle of the 19th century, and to the participation of the town council. The case of Bilbao and the municipalities of the Nervion estuary is also studied in a similar manner, making some comparisons, emphasising the effort in matters of supply and repair and the implications of the water service in the welfare of the population.