03766nam 2200637 450 991046567950332120200520144314.01-60781-456-0(CKB)3710000000736154(SSID)ssj0001681214(PQKBManifestationID)16505934(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001681214(PQKBWorkID)12060006(PQKB)11010460(MiAaPQ)EBC4562230(OCoLC)952108241(MdBmJHUP)muse54625(Au-PeEL)EBL4562230(CaPaEBR)ebr11228614(OCoLC)953378015(EXLCZ)99371000000073615420160715h20152015 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrBridging the distance common issues of the rural West /edited by David B. Danbom ; foreword by David M. KennedySalt Lake City, [Utah] :The University of Utah Press,2015.©20151 online resource (311 pages) illustrations, tables"A project of the Bill Lane Center for the American West."1-60781-455-2 Includes bibliographical references and index."Examines the challenges confronting those living in today's rural West. Bridging the Distance examines a number of the problems and prospects of the rural West that have largely been neglected by scholars. The issues are considered in four sections: Defining the Rural West, Community, Economy, and Land Use; each with an introduction by editor David Danbom. The essays highlight factors that set the region apart from the rest of the country and provide varied perspectives on challenges faced by those living in often isolated areas. Contributors cover matters such as a hazing incident that divided a small Colorado town and the effects of media coverage; challenges in areas of Montana and Wyoming where the ideas of new exurbanites regarding natural resources differ from those of long-time residents; conflict between surface water and ground water users in Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska; and the shortcomings of health care among Latino immigrants in rural California. Essays on rural economy suggest how states can better use fiscal policies to advance long-term economic health and how resources can be exploited in ways that are both environmentally and economically sustainable. On the question of land use, one essay shares the viewpoint of a ranching family in Nevada that has long struggled with the government over grazing cattle on federal lands. Another examines the case of the Goshute Indians of Skull Valley, whose efforts to use their reservation for nuclear waste storage roused the ire of the state of Utah. The essays in Bridging the Distance are fresh, informative, and insightful examinations of the complex problems facing the rural West. This is a book that will spur both conversations and the search for solutions"--Provided by publisher.Social problemsWest (U.S.)Community lifeWest (U.S.)Land useWest (U.S.)West (U.S.)Rural conditionsWest (U.S.)Economic conditionsWest (U.S.)Environmental conditionsElectronic books.Social problemsCommunity lifeLand use306.0978Danbom David B.1947-Kennedy David M.Bill Lane Center for the American West.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465679503321Bridging the distance2196704UNINA