The case of the 'water revolution' in Barcelona. From the preindustrial city to the environmental crisis

The term 'revolution' has become usual to designate the great discontinuities that separate long periods of structural permanence. The long-term approach to Barcelona's water supply confirms a profound discontinuity, after millennia of great technological and environmental stability....

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Autores principales: Guàrdia , Manel, Rosselló , Maribel
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spelling I15-R239-article-17442023-04-30T13:00:24Z The case of the 'water revolution' in Barcelona. From the preindustrial city to the environmental crisis El caso de la ‘revolución del agua’ en Barcelona. De la ciudad preindustrial a la crisis medioambiental Guàrdia , Manel Rosselló , Maribel Agua ciudad revolución tecnológica vida cotidiana reto ambiental Water city technological revolution daily life environmental challenge The term 'revolution' has become usual to designate the great discontinuities that separate long periods of structural permanence. The long-term approach to Barcelona's water supply confirms a profound discontinuity, after millennia of great technological and environmental stability. So that, within the broad set of changes that we have agreed to label as 'industrial revolution', we can postulate the existence of a 'water revolution'. In fact, an unfinished transition of one hundred and fifty years that has radically transformed our daily lives and has led to the current environmental challenge. However, addressing a case study does not simply seek to verify a previous theoretical scheme or a starting hypothesis. The purpose is to focus on a particular case that allows revealing specific contextual aspects, unforeseen relationships, changes in critical factors and new issues to take into account. With this intention, starting from a purely empirical investigation, the selection of the questions and their periodization are interpretative, and have the purpose of expanding the range of issues and contributing to the comparative approaches. El término ‘revolución’ se ha convertido en usual para designar las grandes discontinuidades que separan largos períodos de permanencias estructurales. La aproximación al abastecimiento de agua de Barcelona en la larga duración confirma una profunda discontinuidad, después de siglos de gran estabilidad tecnológica y ambiental. De modo que, dentro del amplio cúmulo de cambios que hemos convenido en etiquetar como ‘revolución industrial’, podemos postular la existencia de una ‘revolución del agua’. De hecho, una transición inacabada de ciento cincuenta años que ha transformado radicalmente nuestra vida cotidiana y ha llevado al actual reto medioambiental. Con todo, abordar un estudio de caso no busca simplemente verificar un esquema teórico previo o una hipótesis de partida. El propósito es poner el foco sobre un caso concreto que permita desvelar aspectos contextuales específicos, relaciones imprevistas, cambios en los factores críticos y nuevas cuestiones a tomar en cuenta. Con esta intención, partiendo de una investigación netamente empírica, la selección de las cuestiones y su periodización son interpretativas, y tiene el propósito de ampliar la paleta de interrogantes y contribuir a las aproximaciones comparadas. ISHiR/CONICET 2023-04-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf text/html application/zip https://web3.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/ojs/index.php/revistaISHIR/article/view/1744 10.35305/eishir.v13i35.1744 Estudios del ISHiR; Vol. 13 Núm. 35 (2023): Estudios del ISHIR Estudios del ISHiR; Vol. 13 No. 35 (2023): Estudios del ISHIR 2250-4397 spa https://web3.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/ojs/index.php/revistaISHIR/article/view/1744/2600 https://web3.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/ojs/index.php/revistaISHIR/article/view/1744/2602 https://web3.rosario-conicet.gov.ar/ojs/index.php/revistaISHIR/article/view/1744/2603 Derechos de autor 2023 Estudios del ISHiR http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
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topic Agua
ciudad
revolución tecnológica
vida cotidiana
reto ambiental
Water
city
technological revolution
daily life
environmental challenge
spellingShingle Agua
ciudad
revolución tecnológica
vida cotidiana
reto ambiental
Water
city
technological revolution
daily life
environmental challenge
Guàrdia , Manel
Rosselló , Maribel
The case of the 'water revolution' in Barcelona. From the preindustrial city to the environmental crisis
topic_facet Agua
ciudad
revolución tecnológica
vida cotidiana
reto ambiental
Water
city
technological revolution
daily life
environmental challenge
author Guàrdia , Manel
Rosselló , Maribel
author_facet Guàrdia , Manel
Rosselló , Maribel
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title The case of the 'water revolution' in Barcelona. From the preindustrial city to the environmental crisis
title_short The case of the 'water revolution' in Barcelona. From the preindustrial city to the environmental crisis
title_full The case of the 'water revolution' in Barcelona. From the preindustrial city to the environmental crisis
title_fullStr The case of the 'water revolution' in Barcelona. From the preindustrial city to the environmental crisis
title_full_unstemmed The case of the 'water revolution' in Barcelona. From the preindustrial city to the environmental crisis
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description The term 'revolution' has become usual to designate the great discontinuities that separate long periods of structural permanence. The long-term approach to Barcelona's water supply confirms a profound discontinuity, after millennia of great technological and environmental stability. So that, within the broad set of changes that we have agreed to label as 'industrial revolution', we can postulate the existence of a 'water revolution'. In fact, an unfinished transition of one hundred and fifty years that has radically transformed our daily lives and has led to the current environmental challenge. However, addressing a case study does not simply seek to verify a previous theoretical scheme or a starting hypothesis. The purpose is to focus on a particular case that allows revealing specific contextual aspects, unforeseen relationships, changes in critical factors and new issues to take into account. With this intention, starting from a purely empirical investigation, the selection of the questions and their periodization are interpretative, and have the purpose of expanding the range of issues and contributing to the comparative approaches.
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