New geographies of the American West land use and the changing patterns of place /
Travis, William R. 1953-
New geographies of the American West land use and the changing patterns of place / [electronic resource] : William R. Travis. - Washington, DC : Island Press, c2007. - xi, 291 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.). - Orton innovation in place series . - Orton innovation in place series. .
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Urbanization--West (U.S.)
Amenity migration--West (U.S.)
Land use--West (U.S.)
Land use--Planning.--West (U.S.)
Regional planning--West (U.S.)
Human geography--West (U.S.)
Electronic books.
HT384.U52 / W48 2007
307.760978
New geographies of the American West land use and the changing patterns of place / [electronic resource] : William R. Travis. - Washington, DC : Island Press, c2007. - xi, 291 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.). - Orton innovation in place series . - Orton innovation in place series. .
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Urbanization--West (U.S.)
Amenity migration--West (U.S.)
Land use--West (U.S.)
Land use--Planning.--West (U.S.)
Regional planning--West (U.S.)
Human geography--West (U.S.)
Electronic books.
HT384.U52 / W48 2007
307.760978