Mega-damming, pollution and depletion endanger rivers worldwide. Meanwhile, modernist
imaginaries of ordering 'unruly waters and humans' have become cornerstones of hydraulic …

The floodplain of the Himalayas is a land formed and destroyed incessantly by the water of
its rivers. Measures intended for flood control, aimed at separating productive land from river …

Direct and indirect human disturbances present major challenges to sustainable
management of dryland rivers, impacting upon their role as critical lifelines in arid and …

Mumbai's suburban railway network is one of the largest, most densely-packed public
transport systems in the world. Known as the city's 'lifeline,'these trains carry eight million …

All living kinds, human and non-human, require rights to water. A UN Declaration upholds
rights to clean drinking water and basic sanitation for humans, and some environmental …

In response to the repeated droughts of the early twentieth century in northeastern North
Dakota, the US Bureau of Reclamation planned a large-scale diversion project called the …