"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 …

at risk of failing to meet the aim of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) to achieve good status by 2015. Future … will benefit from applying an ecosystems perspective, using floodplains and groundwater aquifers for storing water, and …Europe's freshwaters are affected by water scarcity, droughts, floods and physical modifications. Many water bodies are …