The author reveals the influence of water on politics and history, peeling back the layers of history to show the effect of this vital natural resource on human affairs. Reprint.

An argument for the importance of equity as a criterion in evaluating water policy, with examples in wide-ranging case studies from North and South America and Europe.

Provides essays that cover varying opinions on the world water supply, discussing the effect of global warming, the extent of the problem, and privatization.

An investigative journalist explores our world on the brink of running out of usable water. Less than .0008 percent of the total water on Earth is fit for human consumption ...

Contributed articles; study conducted by Third World Centre for Water Management and Nippon Foundation.