Land use and resource issues in the new West -- Development patterns and prototypes -- A geographic land use digest -- Convergent problems, divergent solutions -- The takings issue as a challenge to growth management -- A rational model for comprehensive land use planning

"A history of industry and technology, this book analyzes five workplace disasters in the southwestern United States during the half century after World War II. These disasters occurred in growing industries such as petrochemical production, commercial aviation, health care, and tourism. The...