Michael F. Logan is professor of history at Oklahoma State University. He is the author of The Lessening Stream: The Environmental History of the Santa Cruz River and Fighting Sprawl and City Hall: Resistance to Urban Growth in the Southwest.
"Desert Cities takes an interesting approach to understanding the
confluence of urbanization and environment in two of the fastest
growing cities in the United States today. And because of its clear
and engaging writing style, it's the kind of scholarly text that
can easily cross over to a more popular audience."-- "Sallie A.
Marston, University of Arizona"
Desert Cities offers a valuable new approach to the well-studied
topic of urban competition. By factoring in the key roles of both
ethnicity and the natural environment in shaping the divergent
development of Phoenix and Tucson, Michael Logan successfully
blends the interests of urban history, environmental history, and
borderlands history.-- "Carl Abbott, Portland State University"
A broad and important study that adds to a growing literature that
stresses the need to continue to think and write about the
environmental histories of cities.-- "Western Historical
Quarterly"
Meticulously documents the causes of the growth disparity between
Tucson and Phoenix. More than a scholarly text, 'Desert Cities' is
relevant, provocative and highly recommended.-- "Tucson
Citizen"
Those interested in a succinct history of Arizona's chief
metropolitans, emphasizing the influence of the environment should
enjoy this work.-- "Journal of the West"
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