New Geographies of the American West Land Use and the Changing Patterns of Place Orton Family Foundation Innovation in Place Series 1st Edition by William Riebsame Travis ISBN 1597260711 978-1597260718

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ISBN 10: 1597260711 

ISBN 13: 978-1597260718

Author: William Riebsame Travis

 Reconciling explosive growth with often majestic landscape 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.
Unlike previous “boom” periods dependent on oil or gold, the modern population explosion in the West reflects a sustained passion for living in this specific landscape. But the encroaching exurbs, ranchettes, and ski resorts are slicing away at the very environment that Westerners cherish.
Efforts to manage growth in the West are usually stymied at the state and local levels. Is it possible to improve development patterns within the West’s traditional anti-planning, pro-growth milieu, or is a new model needed? Can the region develop sustainably, protecting and managing its defining wildness, while benefiting from it, too? Travis takes up the challenge , suggesting that functional and attractive settlement can be embedded in preserved lands, working landscapes, and healthy ecologies.

Table of contents:

 

• Foreword – William Shutkin
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction

Part I: Understanding Growth, Development, and the Changing American West

1. The Long Boom of Western Development
2. Development Geographies of the New West
3. Footprints of Development

Part II: Making Sense of the West’s Development Landscapes

4. The Metro-Zones: Shining Cities at the Foot of the Mountains
5. Beyond the Suburban Frontier: The West’s Exurbs
6. Resort Geographies: Building a Better Mountain?
7. The Gentrified Range: New Owners of the Purple Sage

Part III: Shaping the Future Geographies of the American West

8. Understanding the Challenge of Land Use Planning
9. Planning a New West: Strategies for Creating More Desirable Land Use Patterns

• End Notes
• Index

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