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.)