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Searching for Paradise
Douglas E. Booth
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Description for Searching for Paradise
Paperback. The signs of economic change loom large in the mountain West of the USA as shuttered mines and lumber mills are overshadowed by luxurious homes. This text explains these changes, assesses their effects on the natural environment, and gauges the reactions of local communities. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; JFSF; RGCM; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
The signs of economic change loom large in the mountain West as shuttered mines and lumber mills are overshadowed by luxurious homes sprouting on valley bottoms and ridge lines. This perceptive book explains these changes, assesses their effects on the natural environment, and gauges the reactions of local communities. Douglas E. Booth argues that population spread to the mountain West is following a pattern similar to the historical movement of people from central city to suburb, enabled by increases in income and wealth and changes in technology that ease the movement of goods, people, and information. Consolidating evidence that residential ... Read more
The signs of economic change loom large in the mountain West as shuttered mines and lumber mills are overshadowed by luxurious homes sprouting on valley bottoms and ridge lines. This perceptive book explains these changes, assesses their effects on the natural environment, and gauges the reactions of local communities. Douglas E. Booth argues that population spread to the mountain West is following a pattern similar to the historical movement of people from central city to suburb, enabled by increases in income and wealth and changes in technology that ease the movement of goods, people, and information. Consolidating evidence that residential ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742518766
SKU
V9780742518766
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About Douglas E. Booth
Douglas E. Booth is retired associate professor of economics at Marquette University and a founding board member of the Driftless Area Land Conservancy.
Reviews for Searching for Paradise
Booth's work on this matter is nothing short of impressive. Booth's argument is very logically laid-out with clear chapter-to-chapter and section-to-section transition to consistently remind readers where he is in the course of his argument, where he has been, and where he is going. The extensive tables and charts in the book . . . support his efforts very well. ... Read more