Titlebook: Hydrology and Its Discontents; Contemplations on th John T. Van Stan II,Jack Simmons Book 2024 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author

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y. Consequently, this book explores compelling and inescapable tensions that resist tidy universal resolution, such as: the language of water science, including its mathematical reductions (i.e., models); the e978-3-031-49770-4978-3-031-49768-1

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Tensions from the Start: Tales of the First Hydrologist and His Civilization,ng in a paradoxical tone. Given this tone, one may not be surprised to hear that Heraclitus was often called, “The Dark One.” He did not appear to favor the systematic use of empirical results to form reductionist theories that will, “tell us how the world is; he wants to show us. He creates little

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,Limits in Language: Which “Water” Do You Mean?, that bear little resemblance to the water we experience in daily life—and are undeniably drier. This evolution of hydrological jargon and professional discourse represents the other end of our paradox: the abstract, symbolic understanding of water.

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,Neocolonial Hydrology: How “Authentic” Are Today’s Human–Water Interactions?,of varying cultural interactions with water. Here, we introduce the concept of “neocolonial hydrology,” a term we use to describe the standardized water knowledge propagated by an international scientific community in collaboration with governments and corporations. This often manifests as norms imp

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