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Salvaguardar un recurso precioso: la gestión del agua en Madrid durante la guerra civil española (1936-1939)

Gorostiza Langa, Santiago LU orcid and Saurí Pujol, David (2013) In Scripta Nova 17.
Abstract
During the Spanish Civil War, the battle for the defense of Madrid attracted international attention. It was on the streets of the capital where the unprofessional republican troops first managed to stop the best units of the Spanish army, while German aircraft put into practice bombing tactics that would later use during World War II. The control of urban hydrogeography in Madrid played a key role in Republican resistance. The seizing of the reservoirs north of the city and the military use of underground water infrastructures gave significant strategic and tactical advantages to the defenders. We analyze the city water management during the war by focusing on Canales del Lozoya the company in charge of the servicing water to Madrid. ©... (More)
During the Spanish Civil War, the battle for the defense of Madrid attracted international attention. It was on the streets of the capital where the unprofessional republican troops first managed to stop the best units of the Spanish army, while German aircraft put into practice bombing tactics that would later use during World War II. The control of urban hydrogeography in Madrid played a key role in Republican resistance. The seizing of the reservoirs north of the city and the military use of underground water infrastructures gave significant strategic and tactical advantages to the defenders. We analyze the city water management during the war by focusing on Canales del Lozoya the company in charge of the servicing water to Madrid. © Santiago Gorostiza Langa y David Saurí Pujol, 2013. (Less)
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Environmental history, Madrid, Spanish civil war, Water management
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  abstract     = {{During the Spanish Civil War, the battle for the defense of Madrid attracted international attention. It was on the streets of the capital where the unprofessional republican troops first managed to stop the best units of the Spanish army, while German aircraft put into practice bombing tactics that would later use during World War II. The control of urban hydrogeography in Madrid played a key role in Republican resistance. The seizing of the reservoirs north of the city and the military use of underground water infrastructures gave significant strategic and tactical advantages to the defenders. We analyze the city water management during the war by focusing on Canales del Lozoya the company in charge of the servicing water to Madrid. © Santiago Gorostiza Langa y David Saurí Pujol, 2013.}},
  author       = {{Gorostiza Langa, Santiago and Saurí Pujol, David}},
  issn         = {{1138-9788}},
  keywords     = {{Environmental history; Madrid; Spanish civil war; Water management}},
  language     = {{spa}},
  month        = {{11}},
  publisher    = {{University of Barcelona}},
  series       = {{Scripta Nova}},
  title        = {{Salvaguardar un recurso precioso: la gestión del agua en Madrid durante la guerra civil española (1936-1939)}},
  volume       = {{17}},
  year         = {{2013}},
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