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Cities and Nature in the American West
Contributor(s): Miller, Char (Editor)

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ISBN: 087417824X     ISBN-13: 9780874178241
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Human Geography
- Social Science | Sociology - Urban
- History | Historical Geography
Dewey: 307.760
LCCN: 2010014696
Series: Urban West
Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.06" W x 8.47" L (0.86 lbs) 288 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Western U.S.
- Demographic Orientation - Urban
Features: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2011 pg. 130
 
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Publisher Description:
In less than a century, the American West has transformed from a predominantly rural region to one where most people live in metropolitan centers. Cities and Nature in the American West offers provocative analyses of this transformation. Each essay explores the intersection of environmental, urban, and western history, providing a deeper understanding of the com- plex processes by which the urban West has shaped and been shaped by its sustaining environment. The book also considers how the West's urban development has altered the human experience and perception of nature, from the administration and marketing of national parks to the consumer roots of popular environ- mentalism; the politics of land and water use; and the challenges of environmental inequities. A number of essays address the cultural role of wilderness, nature, and such activities as camping. Others examine the increasingly per- vasive power of the West's urban areas and urbanites to redefine the very foundations and future of the American West.
 
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