New geographies of the American West [electronic resource] : land use and the changing patterns of place / William R. Travis.
Series: Orton innovation in place seriesc2007Description: xi, 291 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.)ISBN:- 9781597260725 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 159726072X (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9781597260718 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 1597260711 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 307.760978 22
- HT384.U52 W48 2007eb
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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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