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• Title:Wilderburbs : communities on nature's edge / Lincoln Bramwell.
  
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• Author/Creator:Bramwell, Lincoln.
  
• Published/Created:Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2014]
  

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  • Location:MAA LIBRARY (IKB) stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: HT352.U62 W473 2014
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Wildland-urban interface--West (U.S.)
  Suburbs--West (U.S.)
  Urban-rural migration--West (U.S.)
  Rural development--West (U.S.)
  Land use, Rural--West (U.S.)
  
• Description:xxiv, 309 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  
• Series:Weyerhaeuser environmental book.
  
• Summary:"Introduces readers to developers, homeowners, and government regulators, all of whom have faced unexpected environmental problems in designing and building wilderburb communities, including unpredictable water supplies, threats from wildfires, and encounters with wildlife. By looking at wilderburbs in the West, especially those in Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico, Bramwell uncovers the profound environmental consequences of Americans' desire to live in the wilderness."--Publishers website.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9780295994123 (cloth ; alk. paper)
  0295994126 (cloth ; alk. paper)
  0295805587 (electronic bk.)
  9780295805580 (electronic bk.)
  0295995637 (pbk.)
  9780295995632
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: One. Redefining Residential Development in the Rural West
  Two. Water in the Wilderburbs
  Three. Fire on the Forest Edge
  Four. Wildlife out the Back Door.