The Great Stink & the London Sewage System
The city of London, in July & August 1858, during the hot summer experienced intense smell of untreated human waste and industrial discharged (sewage) in the River Thames causing severe illness. This resulted on building a massive sewage system as seen in the image.
A variety of factors contributed to the growth of industrial production and eventually resulted in the Industrial Revolution. Most of them had to do with the movement of good & people like, railroads & steamboats via direct access to rivers and canals. This allowed for a large geographical distribution of coal, iron, and timber. This led directly to a sharp rise in localized populations-- a process called urbanization. More people meant a heavy demand for agricultural productivity, which, encouraged more innovations and inventions. All of this enlarged the Europe's and America's share of global wealth and increasing a demand for foreign natural resources & accumulation of capital. However, the development of the factory system, which concentrated production in a single location shifted in how humans lived, worked and interacted with the environment.
Agricultural Revolution
Crop rotation, seed drill, the potato
Specialization of labor
Raw materials
Manchester, England
Urbanization
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Job Specialization Revolutionizes Work