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1 online resource (xvi, 422 pages) : color illustrations, color maps |
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computer c |
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online resource cr |
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Navigating western landscapes: an introduction -- Nature's fundament. Wide-open spaces ; Mountain and valley topography ; Fault scarps and quake zones ; Layered rocks ; Igneous landscapes ; High country ; Rivers and riparian corridors ; Dry washes and gullies ; Dry lakes ; Coast ; Cloudscapes ; Dust storms and dust devils ; Cacti and Joshua trees ; Sagebrush ; Conifers ; Wildfire ; Exotic and invasive plants ; Wild animals -- Farms and ranches. Isolated farmsteads ; Cattle ranching ; Dry farming ; Grain elevators ; Field irrigation systems ; Orchards ; Vineyards and wineries ; Farm towns ; Farmworker settlements -- Landscapes of extraction. Surface mining: gold and copper ; Underground mining: gold, silver, and copper ; Metals milling, processing, and refining ; Mining towns ; Ghost towns ; Logging ; Lumber milling and processing ; Coal ; Oil and natural gas ; Wind and solar -- Places of special cultural identity. Indian country ; Hispano plaza towns ; Spanish colonial revival architecture ; Latino communities ; Mormon country ; Persisting European communities ; African American neighborhoods ; Japanese internment camps ; Emergent Asian mosaic ; Gay and lesbian neighborhoods ; Countercultural impulses -- Connections. Historic trails ; Trackside ; Narrow-gauge railroads ; The open road ; Mountain roads ; Bypassed highways ; Interstate landscape ; Electrical grid ; Coastal connections -- Landscapes of federal largesse. Township-and-range survey system ; International borders ; State lines ; Historic military landscapes ; Modern military spaces ; New Deal ; Federal dams and water projects ; The atomic west ; National parks ; National forests ; BLM lands ; Federal wilderness -- Cities and suburbs. Urban grid ; City beautiful ; Mega civic landscapes ; Mega consumer landscapes ; City invisible ; California bungalows ; Ranch houses ; Front yards ; Modernist apartment boxes ; Suburban master-planned communities ; Commercial stripes and strip malls ; Edge cities ; Suburban research parks ; Urban-wildland ecotone ; Hillside letters -- Playgrounds. Dude ranches ; Hot-springs resorts ; Coastal playgrounds ; Lakeside landscapes ; Adventure play ; Hunting and fishing ; Rodeos and roundups ; Ski towns ; Golf courses ; Sexual commerce ; Amenity exurbs ; Gated communities ; Regional arts communities ; Retirement communities ; Snowbird settlements ; Las Vegas. |
ISBN |
9780295805375 (electronic bk.) |
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0295805374 (electronic bk.) |
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9780295993515 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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0295993510 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
Standard no. |
40023525976 |
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