Past, present, and future: introduction to the water crisis
Quantity and quality: introduction to water resource science
Supply and demand: water availability and water use
Water, water, everywhere: dealing with floods
Nor any drop to drink: water scarcity
The end of stationarity: water in an era of global change
Soft and hard: technologies for sustainable water management
Human and ecosystems: finding the right balance
Overconsumption and underconsumption: water for households and health
Crops and drops: getting more from less in agricultural water use
Growth and sustainability: using water more wisely in industry
Basic need and economic good: the contested role of economics in water management
Conflict and cooperation: transboundary and intersectoral water management
Conclusion: the imperative of better management.