A 2003 symposium at the University of Western Australia allowed people from the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities in academia, government, non-government organizations, and industry to share perspectives on water. The 15 essays here are revised from presentations there. Their case studies come from such places as Australia, Syria, India, California, and the Amazon floodplain. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
