{"title":"John Fleck","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Fleck\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into the complexities of environmental science and water politics. His writing blends rigorous research with accessible storytelling, inviting readers to consider the challenges and conflicts surrounding natural resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThose interested in climate, ecology, and the science behind water management will find Fleck’s work both engaging and thought-provoking. His thoughtful approach encourages a deeper understanding of the delicate balance between nature and human needs.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"water-is-for-fighting-over-by-john-fleck-9781642830118","title":"Water Is for Fighting Over","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIlluminating.\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWIRED's Required Science Reading 2016\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen we think of water in the West, we think of conflict and crisis. In recent years, newspaper headlines have screamed, \"Scarce water and the death of California farms,\" \"The Dust Bowl returns,\" \"A 'megadrought' will grip U.S. in the coming decades.\" Yet similar stories have been appearing for decades and the taps continue to flow. John Fleck argues that the talk of impending doom is not only untrue, but dangerous. When people get scared, they fight for the last drop of water; but when they actually have less, they use less.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving covered environmental issues in the West for a quarter century, Fleck would be the last writer to discount the serious problems posed by a dwindling Colorado River. But in that time, Fleck has also seen people in the Colorado River Basin come together, conserve, and share the water that is available. Western communities, whether farmers and city-dwellers or US environmentalists and Mexican water managers, have a promising record of cooperation, a record often obscured by the crisis narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this fresh take on western water, Fleck brings to light the true history of collaboration and examines the bonds currently being forged to solve the Basin's most dire threats. Rather than perpetuate the myth \"Whiskey's for drinkin', water's for fightin' over,\" Fleck urges readers to embrace a new, more optimistic narrative—a future where the Colorado continues to flow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47995662631148,"sku":"9781642830118","price":86.55,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781642830118-water-is-for-fighting-over.jpg?v=1784899146"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/john-fleck.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}