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New geographies of the American West : land use and the changing patterns of place / William R. Travis.

By: 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
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781597260725 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 159726072X (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9781597260718 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 1597260711 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HT384.U52 W48 2007
Contents:
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
BOOK BOOK NCAR Library Mesa Lab HT384 .U52 W48 2007 1 Available 50583010323164
Total holds: 0

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.

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