Cities in the Wilderness: A New Vision of Land Use in America

Title: Cities in the Wilderness: A New Vision of Land Use in America Author: Bruce Babbitt ISBN: 9781559630931 Publisher: Shearwater Books Published: 2005 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Condition: Used: Near Fine Political Science 1619328 Publisher Description: In this brilliant, gracefully written, and important new book, former Secretary of the Interior and Governor of Arizona Bruce Babbitt brings fresh thought--and fresh air--to questions of how we can build a future we want to live in. We've all experienced America's changing natural landscape as the integrity of our forests, seacoasts, and river valleys succumbs to strip malls, new roads, and subdivisions. Too often, we assume that when land is developed it is forever lost to the natural world--or hope that a patchwork of local conservation strategies can somehow hold up against further large-scale development. In Cities in