Palaeohydrology is the study of how the composition, distribution and movement of water influenced environmental change in the past. Using case studies from Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, this book discusses the contribution of palaeohydrology in understanding environmental change. With sections on palaeohydrological interpretations from erosional and depositional sequences, regional palaeohydrology (with emphasis on the tropical zone), and the response of extreme events to climate change, this book explores an issue which has become increasingly important to the scientific community.