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A comparative political ecology of exurbia : planning, environmental management, and landscape change, Laura E. Taylor, Patrick T. Hurley, editors

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"This book is about politics and planning outside of cities, where urban political economy and planning theories do not account for the resilience of places that are no longer rural and where local communities work hard to keep from ever becoming urban. By examining exurbia as a type of place that is no longer simply rural or only tied to the economies of global resources (e.g., mining, forestry, and agriculture), we explore how changing landscapes are planned and designed not to be urban, that is, to look, function, and feel different from cities and suburbs in spite of new home development and real estate speculation. The book's authors contend that exurbia is defined by the persistence of rural economies, the conservation of rural character, and protection of natural ecological systems, all of which are critical components of the contentious local politics that seek to limit growth. Comparative political ecology is used as an organizing concept throughout the book to describe the nature of exurban areas in the U.S. and Australia, although exurbs are common to many countries. The essays each describe distinctive case studies, with each chapter using the key concepts of competing rural capitalisms and uneven environmental management to describe the politics of exurban change. This systematic analysis makes the processes of exurban change easier to see and understand. Based on these case studies, seven characteristics of exurban places are identified: rural character, access, local economic change, ideologies of nature, changes in land management, coalition-building, and land-use planning. This book will be of interest to those who study planning, conservation, and land development issues, especially in areas of high natural amenity or environmental value. There is no political ecology book quite like this--neither one solely focused on cases from the developed world (in this case the United States and Australia), nor one that specifically harnesses different case studies from multiple areas to develop a central organizing perspective of landscape change."--Back cover
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xv, 310 pages
Contents
  • Introduction: the broad contours of exurban landscape change
  • From swamp to ridgeline: exploring exurbia in southeastern Pennsylvania and the Sierra Nevada Foothills of California
  • Divergent perspectives and contested ecologies: three cases of land-use change in Calaveras County, California
  • Rural residential development and its discontents: a political ecology of sprawl containment in Wallowa County, Oregon, USA
  • Competing or compatible capitalisms? Exurban sprawl and high-value agriculture in southwestern Oregon
  • "In the real estate business whether we admit it or not": timber and exurban development in central Oregon
  • Death by a thousand cuts? The moral terrain of neoliberal environmental governance in the South Carolina lowcountry, USA
  • "If that would have happended": the moral imperative of environmental history
  • No (back)sliding: amenity migration, viewsheds, and contesting steep slope ordinances in western North Carolina
  • The paradox of engagement: land stewardship and invasive weeds in amenity landscapes
  • Politics of landscape transformation in exurban King County, Washington
  • Redux: a comparitive political ecology of exurbia photo album
  • Conclusion: moving beyond competing rural capitalisms and uneven environment management in exurbia
Isbn
9783319294605
Instance
Label
A comparative political ecology of exurbia : planning, environmental management, and landscape change
Title
A comparative political ecology of exurbia
Title remainder
planning, environmental management, and landscape change
Statement of responsibility
Laura E. Taylor, Patrick T. Hurley, editors
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Editor
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"This book is about politics and planning outside of cities, where urban political economy and planning theories do not account for the resilience of places that are no longer rural and where local communities work hard to keep from ever becoming urban. By examining exurbia as a type of place that is no longer simply rural or only tied to the economies of global resources (e.g., mining, forestry, and agriculture), we explore how changing landscapes are planned and designed not to be urban, that is, to look, function, and feel different from cities and suburbs in spite of new home development and real estate speculation. The book's authors contend that exurbia is defined by the persistence of rural economies, the conservation of rural character, and protection of natural ecological systems, all of which are critical components of the contentious local politics that seek to limit growth. Comparative political ecology is used as an organizing concept throughout the book to describe the nature of exurban areas in the U.S. and Australia, although exurbs are common to many countries. The essays each describe distinctive case studies, with each chapter using the key concepts of competing rural capitalisms and uneven environmental management to describe the politics of exurban change. This systematic analysis makes the processes of exurban change easier to see and understand. Based on these case studies, seven characteristics of exurban places are identified: rural character, access, local economic change, ideologies of nature, changes in land management, coalition-building, and land-use planning. This book will be of interest to those who study planning, conservation, and land development issues, especially in areas of high natural amenity or environmental value. There is no political ecology book quite like this--neither one solely focused on cases from the developed world (in this case the United States and Australia), nor one that specifically harnesses different case studies from multiple areas to develop a central organizing perspective of landscape change."--Back cover
Cataloging source
BTCTA
Dewey number
333.760973
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
HD108.6
LC item number
.C66 2016
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Taylor, Laura Elizabeth
  • Hurley, Patrick T.
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Land use, Rural
  • Land use, Rural
  • Cities and towns
  • City planning
  • Cities and towns
  • Land use, Rural
  • Land use, Rural
  • City planning
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A comparative political ecology of exurbia : planning, environmental management, and landscape change, Laura E. Taylor, Patrick T. Hurley, editors
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: the broad contours of exurban landscape change -- From swamp to ridgeline: exploring exurbia in southeastern Pennsylvania and the Sierra Nevada Foothills of California -- Divergent perspectives and contested ecologies: three cases of land-use change in Calaveras County, California -- Rural residential development and its discontents: a political ecology of sprawl containment in Wallowa County, Oregon, USA -- Competing or compatible capitalisms? Exurban sprawl and high-value agriculture in southwestern Oregon -- "In the real estate business whether we admit it or not": timber and exurban development in central Oregon -- Death by a thousand cuts? The moral terrain of neoliberal environmental governance in the South Carolina lowcountry, USA -- "If that would have happended": the moral imperative of environmental history -- No (back)sliding: amenity migration, viewsheds, and contesting steep slope ordinances in western North Carolina -- The paradox of engagement: land stewardship and invasive weeds in amenity landscapes -- Politics of landscape transformation in exurban King County, Washington -- Redux: a comparitive political ecology of exurbia photo album -- Conclusion: moving beyond competing rural capitalisms and uneven environment management in exurbia
Control code
933719387
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xv, 310 pages
Isbn
9783319294605
Lccn
2016936660
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (mostly color), maps (mostly color)
System control number
(OCoLC)933719387
Label
A comparative political ecology of exurbia : planning, environmental management, and landscape change, Laura E. Taylor, Patrick T. Hurley, editors
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: the broad contours of exurban landscape change -- From swamp to ridgeline: exploring exurbia in southeastern Pennsylvania and the Sierra Nevada Foothills of California -- Divergent perspectives and contested ecologies: three cases of land-use change in Calaveras County, California -- Rural residential development and its discontents: a political ecology of sprawl containment in Wallowa County, Oregon, USA -- Competing or compatible capitalisms? Exurban sprawl and high-value agriculture in southwestern Oregon -- "In the real estate business whether we admit it or not": timber and exurban development in central Oregon -- Death by a thousand cuts? The moral terrain of neoliberal environmental governance in the South Carolina lowcountry, USA -- "If that would have happended": the moral imperative of environmental history -- No (back)sliding: amenity migration, viewsheds, and contesting steep slope ordinances in western North Carolina -- The paradox of engagement: land stewardship and invasive weeds in amenity landscapes -- Politics of landscape transformation in exurban King County, Washington -- Redux: a comparitive political ecology of exurbia photo album -- Conclusion: moving beyond competing rural capitalisms and uneven environment management in exurbia
Control code
933719387
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xv, 310 pages
Isbn
9783319294605
Lccn
2016936660
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (mostly color), maps (mostly color)
System control number
(OCoLC)933719387

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