The defensive works against floods in Mexico’s northern border: evolution of a public works branch (1879-1944)

This article examines public works projects for flood control conducted between the decades of 1870 and 1940 in Mexico’s Northern Border. Using primary sources it demonstrates technician’s pragmatic and versatile approach —in Nogales (Sonora), Ciudad Juarez (Chihuahua) and Bajo Rio Bravo (Ta...

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Autor principal:	Alejandro González Milea
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN ES
Publicado:	Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez 2021
Materias:	floods defensive works public works history architecture engineering Geography. Anthropology. Recreation G Latin America. Spanish America F1201-3799
Acceso en línea:	http://dx.doi.org/10.20983/chihuahuahoy.2021.19.3 https://doaj.org/article/388061afcb0443ed911a3a5527d710b5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:388061afcb0443ed911a3a5527d710b52021-11-30T18:48:54ZThe defensive works against floods in Mexico’s northern border: evolution of a public works branch (1879-1944)http://dx.doi.org/10.20983/chihuahuahoy.2021.19.32448-82592448-7759https://doaj.org/article/388061afcb0443ed911a3a5527d710b52021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://erevistas.uacj.mx/ojs/index.php/ChihuahuaHoy/article/view/4231/5663https://doaj.org/toc/2448-8259https://doaj.org/toc/2448-7759This article examines public works projects for flood control conducted between the decades of 1870 and 1940 in Mexico’s Northern Border. Using primary sources it demonstrates technician’s pragmatic and versatile approach —in Nogales (Sonora), Ciudad Juarez (Chihuahua) and Bajo Rio Bravo (Tamaulipas)—, performing a range of jobs including hydraulic works, architectural programs and projects, and also rudimentary applied urban planning. An institutional analysis reveals how the transition from ideas of material betterment to the paradigm of public works, and its variegated definition, occurred amidst a dispute between occupational fields and a heterogeneous technical bureaucracy.Alejandro González MileaUniversidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárezarticlefloodsdefensive workspublic works historyarchitectureengineeringGeography. Anthropology. RecreationGLatin America. Spanish AmericaF1201-3799ENESChihuahua Hoy, Vol 19, Iss 19, Pp 17-60 (2021)
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description	This article examines public works projects for flood control conducted between the decades of 1870 and 1940 in Mexico’s Northern Border. Using primary sources it demonstrates technician’s pragmatic and versatile approach —in Nogales (Sonora), Ciudad Juarez (Chihuahua) and Bajo Rio Bravo (Tamaulipas)—, performing a range of jobs including hydraulic works, architectural programs and projects, and also rudimentary applied urban planning. An institutional analysis reveals how the transition from ideas of material betterment to the paradigm of public works, and its variegated definition, occurred amidst a dispute between occupational fields and a heterogeneous technical bureaucracy.
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The defensive works against floods in Mexico’s northern border: evolution of a public works branch (1879-1944)

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