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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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Char Miller is W. M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis at Pomona College.
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“In Cities and Nature in the American West, leading environmental historians examine how western urban areas and the natural world interact with each other. With particular attention to the economic and cultural impacts between urban areas and their surrounding landscapes, these insightful essays explore and redefine the imagined borders between city and nature. This book is vital reading for anyone with a serious interest in environmental studies in the West.” -- Carl Abbott, author of How Cities Won the West: Four Centuries of Urban Change in Western North America
". . . this is a strong set of essays, each of which has sufficient depth to provide a well-rounded argument but is short enough to use effectively in a college course that explores the urban-environment interface. Hal Rothman would have been very pleased." -- Environmental History (Sara Dant Environmental History 2011-10-01)
"Readers of Cities and Nature in the American West will be enlightened by . . . the interconnectedness of people, cities, and nature in a spectacular natural region so many city-dwellers call home." -- Western American Literature (Lawrence Culver Western American Literature)
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- PublisherUniversity of Nevada Press
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 087417824X
- ISBN 13 9780874178241
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages288
- EditorMiller Char
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