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Author: Robert William Sandford ,
Bob Sandford
Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books
Imprint: Rocky Mountain Books
Dimensions:
Width: 10.70cm
, Height: 0.60cm
, Length: 17.70cm
Weight: 0.204kg
ISBN: 9781897522103
ISBN 10: 189752210
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 09 September 2008
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
Sandford takes a refreshingly positive spin on the future of these communities. Current trends in land development threaten the integrity and value of these communities, he acknowledges, but all is not lost if we can learn from the recent history of the Mountain West. --Jeremy Derksen, Vue Weekyl-- (12/21/2010) Making oneself at home in a place takes time, and will be achieved not by attempting to seal oneself off from change, but by working with others to discuss, develop and implement a form of community that is both flexible and resilient. It is this underlying ethos that makes The Weekender Effect necessary reading.--Jenny Kerber, The Goose-- (04/01/2009) I agree that The Weekender Effect is a passionate plea, and a good one. While it does focus on North America's Mountain West, its lessons are transferable, especially the contemplation of just what is sense of place --does it still exist, and if so, how can we foster it and use it as a tool to conserve what unique rural communities and values we have left? The Weekender Effect should be compulsory reading for anyone planning to leave their city life and head for the hills to secure their place in the woods. --The Mountain Library blog-- (02/19/2011)
Making oneself at home in a place takes time, and will be achieved not by attempting to seal oneself off from change, but by working with others to discuss, develop and implement a form of community that is both flexible and resilient. It is this underlying ethos that makes The Weekender Effect necessary reading.--Jenny Kerber, The Goose-- (04/01/2009) Sandford takes a refreshingly positive spin on the future of these communities. Current trends in land development threaten the integrity and value of these communities, he acknowledges, but all is not lost if we can learn from the recent history of the Mountain West. --Jeremy Derksen, Vue Weekyl-- (12/21/2010) I agree that The Weekender Effect is a passionate plea, and a good one. While it does focus on North America's Mountain West, its lessons are transferable, especially the contemplation of just what is sense of place --does it still exist, and if so, how can we foster it and use it as a tool to conserve what unique rural communities and values we have left? The Weekender Effect should be compulsory reading for anyone planning to leave their city life and head for the hills to secure their place in the woods. --The Mountain Library blog-- (02/19/2011)
Author Information
Robert William Sandford is the author of some 20 books on the history, heritage and landscape of the Canadian Rockies, including Water, Weather and the Mountain West (RMB, 2007), The Weekender Effect: Hyperdevelopment in Mountain Towns (RMB, 2008), Restoring the Flow: Confronting the World's Water Woes (RMB, 2009), Ethical Water: Learning to Value What Matters Most (RMB, 2011), Cold Matters: The State and Fate of Canada's Fresh Water (RMB, 2012), Saving Lake Winnipeg (RMB, 2013), Flood Forecast: Climate Risk and Resiliency in Canada (RMB, 2014), Storm Warning: Water and Climate Security in a Changing World (RMB, 2015) and North America in the Anthropocene (RMB, 2016). He is also a co-author of The Columbia River Treaty: A Primer (RMB, 2015) and The Climate Nexus: Water, Food, Energy and Biodiversity in a Changing World (RMB, 2015). Robert lives in Canmore, Alberta.
