The Southwest : A Fire Survey Paperback / softback
by Stephen J. Pyne
Part of the To the Last Smoke series
Paperback / softback
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With its scattered mountains and high rims, its dry air and summer lightning, its rising tier of biomes from desert grasses to alpine conifers, and its aggressive exurban sprawl, something in The Southwest is ready to burn each year and some high-value assets seem ever in their path.
But the past 20 years have witnessed an uptake in savagery, as routine surface burns have mutated into megafires and overrun nearly a quarter of the region's forests.
What happened, and what does it mean for the rest of the country? Through a mixture of journalism, history, and literary imagination, fire expert Stephen J.
Pyne provides a lively survey of what makes this region distinctive, moving us beyond the usual conversations of science and policy. Pyne explores The Southwest's sacred mountains, including the Jemez, Mogollon, Huachucas, and Kaibab; its sky islands, among them the Chiricahuas, Mount Graham, and Tanque Verde; and its famous rims and borders.
Together, the essays provide a cross-section of how landscape fire looks in the early years of the 21st century, what is being done to manage it, and how fire connects with other themes of southwestern life and culture.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:192 pages, 7 halftones, 1 map
- Publisher:University of Arizona Press
- Publication Date:30/09/2016
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- ISBN:9780816532483
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Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:192 pages, 7 halftones, 1 map
- Publisher:University of Arizona Press
- Publication Date:30/09/2016
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- ISBN:9780816532483