There is no more fundamental resource than water. The basis of all life, water is fast becoming a key issue in today’s world, as well as a source of conflict.

There is no more fundamental resource than water. The basis of all life, water is fast becoming a key issue in today’s world, as well as a source of conflict.

A magisterial handbook on water use and water technology in an area from Mesopotamia to the Atlantic Ocean, from the beginning of the Neolithic period up to ca.

Today our societies face great challenges with water, in terms of both quantity and quality, but many of these challenges have already existed in the past. Focu

This new book offers an engineer's perspective on the history of water technology and its impact on the development of civilisation. A Second Edition and transl