Title Disappearing desert : the growth of Phoenix and the culture of sprawl / Janine Schipper.

Publication Info.	Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2008]
	©2008

Item Status

Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message	Public Note	Gift Note
Moore Stacks	HT384.U52 P46 2008	Available	---

Description	xiii, 146 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-139) and index.
Contents	Introduction: cultural perceptions and suburban sprawl -- The rational society -- Cultural productions of space and time -- Selling "the American dream" -- Consuming the dream -- Rights wars and developing a land ethic.
Subject	Cities and towns -- Growth -- Environmental aspects -- Arizona -- Phoenix Region.
	Cities and towns -- Growth -- Environmental aspects.
	Arizona -- Phoenix Region.
	Cities and towns -- Growth.
	Environmental degradation -- Arizona -- Phoenix Region.
	Environmental degradation.
	Regional planning -- Arizona -- Phoenix Region.
	Regional planning.
	Quality of life -- Arizona -- Phoenix Region.
	Quality of life.
ISBN	9780806139555 hardcover alkaline paper
	0806139552 hardcover alkaline paper