How did water become considered a resource? What values guide its management? Circle of Blue reporter Brett Walton spoke with Dr. Jeremy Schmidt, lecturer in geography at the University of Durham, about his new book, Water: Abundance, Scarcity, and Security in the Age of Humanity. Schmidt argues that the dominant global water narrative -- of abundance leading to scarcity and now concerns about security -- developed from early 20th century American ideas. This is HotSpots Podcast Episode 09.