{"product_id":"the-state-of-water-understanding-californias-most-precious-resource-9781597144698","title":"The State of Water: Understanding California's Most Precious Resource","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi Kaufmann, author of the best-selling \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Field Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e, turns his artful yet analytical attention to the Golden State's single most complex and controversial resource: water. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this new book, full-color maps unravel the braided knot of California's water infrastructure and ecosystems, exposing a history of unlimited growth in spite of finite natural resources--a history that has led to its current precarious circumstances. Yet this built world depends upon the biosphere, and in \u003ci\u003eThe State of Water\u003c\/i\u003e Kaufmann argues that environmental conservation and restoration efforts are necessary not only for ethical reasons but also as a matter of human survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOffering nine perspectives to illustrate the most pressing challenges facing California's water infrastructure, from dams to species revitalization, Kaufmann reveals pragmatic yet inspiring solutions to how water in the West can continue to support agriculture, municipalities, and the environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInterspersed throughout with trail paintings of animals that might yet survive under a caring and careful water ethic, Kaufmann shows how California can usher in a new era of responsible water conservation, and--perhaps most importantly--how we may do so together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Obi Kaufmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Heyday Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.10h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781597144698\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaufmann, Obi:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Growing up in the East Bay as the son of an astrophysicist and a psychologist, Obi Kaufmann spent most of high school practicing calculus and breaking away on weekends to scramble around Mount Diablo and map its creeks, oak forests, and sage mazes. Into adulthood, he would regularly journey into the mountains, spending more summer nights without a roof than with one. For Kaufmann, the epic narrative of the California backcountry holds enough art, science, mythology, and language for a hundred field atlases to come. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heyday Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39827499942003,"sku":"9781597144698","price":27.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_b957669f-aa9a-4221-88f5-408ba296ac4b.jpg?v=1644569399","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-state-of-water-understanding-californias-most-precious-resource-9781597144698","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}