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Author Travis, William R. (William Riebsame), 1953-

Title New geographies of the American West : land use and the changing patterns of place / William R. Travis.

Publication Info. Washington, DC : Island Press, [2007]
©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 291 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color).
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Series Orton innovation in place series
Orton innovation in place series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-281) and index.
Contents 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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Subject Urbanization -- West (U.S.)
Urbanization.
Amenity migration -- West (U.S.)
Amenity migration.
Land use -- West (U.S.)
Land use.
Land use -- West (U.S.) -- Planning.
Planning.
Regional planning -- West (U.S.)
Regional planning.
Human geography -- West (U.S.)
Human geography.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Travis, William R. (William Riebsame), 1953- New geographies of the American West. Washington, DC : Island Press, ©2007 (DLC) 2006035636 (OCoLC)74941194
ISBN 9781435633315 (electronic book)
1435633318 (electronic book)
9781597260725 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
159726072X (paperback ; alkaline paper)
9781597260718 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
1597260711 (cloth ; alkaline paper)