HTO

Toronto's Water from Lake Iroquois to Lost Rivers and Low-flow Toilets

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Planning, Travel, Adventure & Literary Travel, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science

• ISBN: 9781770561038
• Publisher: Coach House Books
• Publication: January 1, 2008
• Imprint: Coach House Books
• Language: English

Drained by a half-dozen major watersheds, cut by a network of deep ravines and fronting on a Great Lake, Toronto is dominated by water. Like most cities, though, Toronto has mismanaged its water, from the decades-long transformation of the citys creeks into sewersheds to the alteration of Torontos waterfront. Recently, the trend of fettering Torontos water and putting it underground has been countered by persistent citizen-led efforts to recall and restore the citys surface water. In HTO: Toronto's Water From Lake Iroquois to Lost Rivers to Low-flow Toilets, 30 contributors examine the ever-changing interplay between nature and culture, and call into question the citys past, present and future engagement with water.