New geographies of the American West : land use and the changing patterns of place / William R. Travis.
Series: Orton innovation in place seriesWashington, DC : Island Press, c2007Description: xi, 291 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781597260725 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 159726072X (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9781597260718 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 1597260711 (cloth : alk. paper)
- HT384.U52 W48 2007
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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BOOK | NCAR Library Mesa Lab | HT384 .U52 W48 2007 | 1 | Available | 50583010323164 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-281) and index.
Introduction: Building a better mountain? -- The long boom of western development -- Development geographies of the new West -- Footprints of development -- The metro-zones : shining cities at the foot of the mountains -- Beyond the suburban frontier : the West's exurbs -- Resort geographies : building a better mountain? -- The gentrified range : new owners of the purple sage -- Understanding the challenge of land use planning -- Planning a new West : strategies for creating more desirable land use patterns.