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Planning a new West : the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
- Title
- Planning a new West : the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area / Carl Abbott, Sy Adler, Margery Post Abbott.
- Author
- Abbott, Carl.
- Publication
- Corvallis, Or. : Oregon State University Press, [1997], ©1997.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | F853 .A28 1997 | Off-site |
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- Description
- x, 210 pages : illustrations, map; 26 cm.
- Summary
- What happens when... a coveted landscape becomes a battleground for two legitimate and compelling visions of the American West? In examining the origins and implementations of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Planning a New West reveals a vast experiment in mediating between the Old and New Wests.
- Series Statement
- Culture and environment in the Pacific West
- Uniform Title
- Culture and environment in the Pacific West.
- Subject
- Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (Or. and Wash.) > History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-210) and index.
- Contents
- Introducing the Columbia River Gorge: "Magnificent Display and Terrible Grandeur" -- 1. Portland's "Private Elysium" -- 2. From Trading Posts to Tourism: The Gorge Economy in Transition -- 3. Choosing Sides -- 4. The Politics of Protection -- 5. Making a Management Plan -- 6. Testing the Waters: From Plan to Action -- 7. Whose Gorge Is It?
- ISBN
- 0870713922 (acid-free paper)
- LCCN
- 96039753
- OCLC
- ocm36023944
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries