"The second edition provides students with a comprehensive overview of natural processes associated with water and the … modifications of these processes by humans through climate change and land management, water-related health issues, engineering … approaches to water and socio-economic processes of huge importance to water resources. The book contains chapters written by 24 …

Climate change: a strategic opportunity for water managers? / Kathy Jacobs and Paul Fleming -- The delta : resolving … California's water conundrum / Pat Mulroy -- The San Diego strategy : a sea change in western water / Maureen A. Stapleton -- The … Colorado River story / Jim Lochhead and Pat Mulroy -- Why examine Nebraska's water governance framework? / Ann Bleed …