02619nam 2200565 a 450 991078182200332120230721032100.01-59726-614-01-4356-3331-8(CKB)1000000000484858(EBL)3317453(OCoLC)923187356(MiAaPQ)EBC3317453(Au-PeEL)EBL3317453(CaPaEBR)ebr10215704(EXLCZ)99100000000048485820061026d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||New geographies of the American West[electronic resource] land use and the changing patterns of place /William R. TravisWashington, DC Island Pressc20071 online resource (315 p.)Orton innovation in place seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-59726-071-1 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.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.Orton innovation in place series.UrbanizationWest (U.S.)Amenity migrationWest (U.S.)Land useWest (U.S.)Land useWest (U.S.)PlanningRegional planningWest (U.S.)Human geographyWest (U.S.)UrbanizationAmenity migrationLand useLand usePlanning.Regional planningHuman geography307.760978Travis William R(William Riebsame),1953-1554409MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781822003321New geographies of the American West3815627UNINA