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Autore |
Travis William R (William Riebsame), <1953-> |
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Titolo |
New geographies of the American West [[electronic resource] ] : land use and the changing patterns of place / / William R. Travis |
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Washington, DC, : Island Press, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-59726-614-0 |
1-4356-3331-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (315 p.) |
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Collana |
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Orton innovation in place series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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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.) |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-281) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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