Water fundamentals / Joseph Holden -- The changing water cycle / Stephen Sitch and Frances Drake -- River basin hydrology / Joseph Holden -- Surface water quality / Pippa J. Chapman, Paul Kay, Gordon Mitchell and Colin S. Pitts -- Groundwater / L. Jared West and Sumit Sinha -- Aquatic ecosystems / Lee E. Brown, Colin S. Pitts, Alison M. Dunn and Christopher Hassall -- Water and health / Rebecca J. Slack -- Potable water and wastewater treatment / Nigel J. Horan -- Water demand planning and management / Adrian T. McDonald and Gordon Mitchell -- Water economics / Sonja S. Teelucksingh, Nesha C. Beharry-Borg, Yixin Hu, Zhao Zeng and Dabo Guan -- Water conflict, law and governance / Anamika Barua and Kitriphar Tongper Virtual water / Martin R. Tillotson, Dabo Guan and Xu Zhao -- The future of water / Joseph Holden. "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 specialist contributors, providing expert depth of coverage to topics. It will be an indispensable guide to undergraduates studying Water Resources and Management, Geography of Water, and Water in the Environment"-- | 
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