Silent springs--groundwater resources under threat / W.M. Edmunds -- Water in Mediterranean history / Peregrine Horden -- The development of American water resources : planners, politicians, and constitutional interpretation / Martin Reuss -- Managing water for the future : the case of England and Wales / Ian Byatt -- Water for Europe : the creation of the European Water Framework Directive / Maria Kaika -- Water laws for water security in the twenty-first century / Stefano Burchi -- Water and conflicts, Hobbes v. Ibn Khaldun : the real clash of civilizations? / Julie Trottier -- Water and development : a southern African perspective / Peter Ashton.