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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781822003321

Autore

Travis William R (William Riebsame), <1953->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : Island Press, c2007

ISBN

1-59726-614-0

1-4356-3331-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (315 p.)

Collana

Orton innovation in place series

Disciplina

307.760978

Soggetti

Urbanization - West (U.S.)

Amenity migration - West (U.S.)

Land use - West (U.S.)

Land use - West (U.S.) - Planning

Regional planning - West (U.S.)

Human geography - West (U.S.)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-281) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

Reconciling explosive growth with often majestic landscapes defines New Geographies of the American West. Geographer William Travis examines contemporary land use changes and development patterns from the Mississippi to the Pacific, and assesses the ecological and social outcomes of Western development.