A Rediscovered Frontier Land Use and Resource Issues in the New West

by Jackson, Philip L.; Kuhlken, Robert

• ISBN13: 9780742526167
• ISBN10: 074252616X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-01-03
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

A Rediscovered Frontier describes the changing land use issues taking place in the rapidly growing western United States, paying special attention to the previously unexplored area of private lands planning and local growth management. A Rediscovered Frontier begins by exploring the term New West, describes prototypical land use patterns found throughout the West, and examines the spatial circumstances of rural and small town growth patterns. Intended as a text for college students taking courses in land use planning, a sourcebook for land use planning and environmental management professionals, as well as anyone who cares about western environments, A Rediscovered Frontier addresses the social, economic, political, and above all, geographical realities of land use in the West today.

Author Biography

Robert Kuhlken is professor at the Department of Geography and Land Studies, Central Washington University. Philip L. Jackson is professor and program director of geography at the Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
Land Use and Resource Issues in the New West	1	(26)
Development Patterns and Prototypes	27	(50)
A Geographic Land Use Digest	77	(120)
Convergent Problems, Divergent Solutions	197	(18)
The Takings Issue as a Challenge to Growth Management	215	(16)
A Rational Model for Comprehensive Land Use Planning	231	(18)
Appendix	249	(8)
Index	257	(8)
About the Authors	265