"Water may soon be one of our most valuable commodities. The growing demands made on a finite resource by an increasing number of people adopting urban lifestyl

Rainfall, hurricanes, rivers, reservoirs, springs, lakes, aquifers, wetlands, floodplains, water parks, irrigation, wells—the list of water-related topics in

Originally published in 1979, The California Water Atlas, a monument of 20th century cartographic publishing, has been scanned and put online for free public ac

Addresses a wide range of topics on water use, re-use and control, and offers details on water distribution worldwide and profiles of vulnerable regions, giving

Covering the global picture, this book provides an overview of our water consumption, as well as highlighting the scarcity and quality of our most critical reso