Description
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Wilderburbs builds on the idea that human culture inherently shaped residents’ interactions with their environment. Examining this phenomena and communities in detail uncovers the profound environmental consequences for our desire to live in the wilderness."
* USDA Blog *
"This readable, lively book will prove difficult to classify for those accustomed to arraying the settings for environmental history along a continuum…. Arizonans and historians of the state should definitely read this book. What Wilderburbs does especially well is…good environmental history."
-- Jeremy Vetter * Journal of Arizona History *
"A cautionary tale of the ecological challenges in transplanting urban sensibilities in the American West."
* Choice *
"[T]his book opened my eyes to the broad outlines and intimate details of a ubiquitous trend in the American West. . . and to the unintended consequences of appreciating and loving nature too much. Smart, engaging, and deeply researched, Wilderburbs is a welcome addition to the Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books series and merits a wide audience."
-- Jedediah S. Rogers * Environmental History *
Table of ContentsForeword / William Cronon
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction | Moving into the Woods
1. Redefining Residential Development in the Rural West
2. Water in the Wilderburbs
3. Fire on the Forest Edge
4. Wildlife out the Back Door
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
