Proceedings with invited papers of the Great Rivers History Symposium, presented at the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, held in Kansas City, Missouri, May 17-21, 2009. Sponsored by the National History and Heritage Committee and the Education and Research Council of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute of ASCE; American Academy of Water Resources Engineers.

This collection contains 18 papers focusing on the great rivers of the world. Papers examine the engineering challenges of balancing the urgency for development and growth with the environmental need...