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Book Synopsis
This volume documents the impact of rapid population growth on the culture, economy and ecology of the Sierra Nevada since the late-1960s. The author also recommends policies for mitigating the negative effects of future population growth in this spectacular but threatened region.

Table of Contents
LIST OF FIGURES, MAPS, AND TABLES
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
1. The Range of Light
2. Theoretical Foundations
3. The Exodus to Exurbia
4. Economics and the Environrnent
5. Ecotransformation and Amenity Values
6. The Fragmented Landscape
7. Politics and Property
8. Managing Exurban Growth
g. Planning and Politics
10. Habitats and Humanity
11. Reinhabiting the West
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: 11/16/2000 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780520226760, 978-0520226760
      ISBN10: 0520226763

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This volume documents the impact of rapid population growth on the culture, economy and ecology of the Sierra Nevada since the late-1960s. The author also recommends policies for mitigating the negative effects of future population growth in this spectacular but threatened region.

      Table of Contents
      LIST OF FIGURES, MAPS, AND TABLES
      PREFACE
      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
      LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
      1. The Range of Light
      2. Theoretical Foundations
      3. The Exodus to Exurbia
      4. Economics and the Environrnent
      5. Ecotransformation and Amenity Values
      6. The Fragmented Landscape
      7. Politics and Property
      8. Managing Exurban Growth
      g. Planning and Politics
      10. Habitats and Humanity
      11. Reinhabiting the West
      NOTES
      BIBLIOGRAPHY
      INDEX

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