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Author : Gary W. Malamud
Publisher : Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Boomtown Communities written by Gary W. Malamud and published by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. This book was released on 1984 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gary W. Malamud
Publisher : Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Boomtown Communities written by Gary W. Malamud and published by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. This book was released on 1984 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sam Anderson
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0804137323
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (41 download)
Download or read book Boom Town written by Sam Anderson and published by Crown. This book was released on 2018-08-21 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brilliant, kaleidoscopic narrative of Oklahoma City—a great American story of civics, basketball, and destiny, from award-winning journalist Sam Anderson NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • NPR • Chicago Tribune • San Francisco Chronicle • The Economist • Deadspin Oklahoma City was born from chaos. It was founded in a bizarre but momentous “Land Run” in 1889, when thousands of people lined up along the borders of Oklahoma Territory and rushed in at noon to stake their claims. Since then, it has been a city torn between the wild energy that drives its outsized ambitions, and the forces of order that seek sustainable progress. Nowhere was this dynamic better realized than in the drama of the Oklahoma City Thunder basketball team’s 2012-13 season, when the Thunder’s brilliant general manager, Sam Presti, ignited a firestorm by trading future superstar James Harden just days before the first game. Presti’s all-in gamble on “the Process”—the patient, methodical management style that dictated the trade as the team’s best hope for long-term greatness—kicked off a pivotal year in the city’s history, one that would include pitched battles over urban planning, a series of cataclysmic tornadoes, and the frenzied hope that an NBA championship might finally deliver the glory of which the city had always dreamed. Boom Town announces the arrival of an exciting literary voice. Sam Anderson, former book critic for New York magazine and now a staff writer at the New York Times magazine, unfolds an idiosyncratic mix of American history, sports reporting, urban studies, gonzo memoir, and much more to tell the strange but compelling story of an American city whose unique mix of geography and history make it a fascinating microcosm of the democratic experiment. Filled with characters ranging from NBA superstars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook; to Flaming Lips oddball frontman Wayne Coyne; to legendary Great Plains meteorologist Gary England; to Stanley Draper, Oklahoma City's would-be Robert Moses; to civil rights activist Clara Luper; to the citizens and public servants who survived the notorious 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building, Boom Town offers a remarkable look at the urban tapestry woven from control and chaos, sports and civics.
Author : John M. Schultz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Boomtown USA written by John M. Schultz and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the secrets to the making of a healthy, thriving small town?
Author : Rick Ruddell
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137587148
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (375 download)
Download or read book Oil, Gas, and Crime written by Rick Ruddell and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-07-22 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the causes of rising crime rates resulting from the rapid population growth and industrialization associated with natural resource extraction in rural communities. Ruddell describes the social problems emerging in these boomtowns, including increases in antisocial behavior, as well as property-related and violent crime, industrial mishaps and traffic collisions. Many of the victims of these crimes are already members of vulnerable or marginalized groups, including rural women, Indigenous populations, and young people. The quality of life in boomtowns also decreases due to environmental impacts, including air, water and noise pollution. Law enforcement agencies, courts, and correction facilities in boomtowns are often overwhelmed by the growing demand as these places are seldom able to manage the population growth. The key questions addressed here are: who should pay the costs of managing these booms, and how can we prepare communities to mitigate the worst effects of this growth and development and, ultimately, increase the quality of life for boomtown residents. An in-depth and timely study, this original work will be of great interest to scholars of violent crime, criminal justice, and corporate harm.
Author : Nowen N. Particular
Publisher : Thomas Nelson Inc
ISBN 13 : 1400315530
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Boomtown written by Nowen N. Particular and published by Thomas Nelson Inc. This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine a place where everyone's favorite thing to do is blow stuff up . . . that's Boomtown. This is a humerous mystery and adventure story that kids (especially boys) will love to read! Boomtown is the home of Chang's Famous Fireworks factory, the Slush Olympics, the "Fighting Slugs" football team, rocket reindeer, and flying barber chairs. Boomtown is a humorous tall tale about a fictional town and its odd residents, written to capture the attention and inspire the imagination of intermediate readers. It's a fun read. However, underneath the humorous veneer, Boomtown asks and answers the question, "What does a healthy community look like?" The main characters struggle as they learn to trust their neighbors. Visit the Web site www.visitboomtown.com for more information on the book, author, free teacher guides, and more! But stay away from the chickens!
Author : Richard Weller
Publisher : UWA Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781921401213
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (12 download)
Download or read book Boomtown 2050 written by Richard Weller and published by UWA Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SOCIAL FORECASTING, FUTUROLOGY. AUSTRALIAN. Perth, a city of 1.5 million relatively complacent people, is changing at a phenomenal rate. Latest predictions are that the city will grow from 1.5 million people to 4.2 million by 2056. To meet this increase the entire city and its infrastructure needs to double in the next 4 decades. This will have huge consequences for the culture and ecology of the city: Perths long term survival is at stake. The book is designed to help the community visualize the results of planning decisions and get everyone involved in the debate about how the city should grow. This is an important and timely book for Perth, but it also presents a model piece of research that could be emulated in any city experiencing rapid change.
Author : Thomas Hylland Eriksen
Publisher : Pluto Press (UK)
ISBN 13 : 9780745338279
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (382 download)
Download or read book Boomtown written by Thomas Hylland Eriksen and published by Pluto Press (UK). This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An anthropological study of a community 'marinated' in fossil fuels, fraught by ambivalence and conflict.
Author : Lois Lenski
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504021983
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Boom Town Boy written by Lois Lenski and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-10-13 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A boy and his grandpa hope to strike oil in drought-ridden Oklahoma It’s hot in Oklahoma. There’s no wind, the wells are dry, and the ground is dead. Orvie’s family is doing everything they can to keep their farm going. If they miss a payment on the mortgage, the bank will take their home away, and they’ll have nowhere else to go. Farming is tough, honest work, and it’s no way to get rich. For years, Orvie’s grandfather has sworn that there’s oil under their land, and as soon as it starts bubbling up, they’ll have more money than they know what to do with. But when the oil boom sweeps across Oklahoma, Orvie will find there are some problems that money can’t solve. This rich portrait of life during the Oklahoma oil boom provides a lovingly detailed look at a forgotten time in history.
Author : Sonia Levitin
Publisher : Orchard Books
ISBN 13 : 9780439643948
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (439 download)
Download or read book Boom Town written by Sonia Levitin and published by Orchard Books. This book was released on 2004-02-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After her family moves to California where her father goes to work in the gold fields, Amanda decides to make her own fortune baking pies and she encourages others to provide the necessary services--from a general store to a school--that enables her townto prosper.
Author : Kevin R. Cox
Publisher : Trillium
ISBN 13 : 9780814257920
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (579 download)
Download or read book Boomtown Columbus written by Kevin R. Cox and published by Trillium. This book was released on 2021-06-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Andrew Gulliford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Boomtown Blues written by Andrew Gulliford and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the 100-year history of oil shale development and chronicles the social, environmental, and financial havoc created by the continual boom and bust cycles in the industry. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Anne-Marie Mawhiney
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1550022911
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Boom Town Blues written by Anne-Marie Mawhiney and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 1999-09 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boom Town Blues: Collapse and Revival in a Single-Industry Community tells of the Northern Ontario city of Elliot Lake, once the uranium capital of the world, which was devastated by the closing of the uranium mines operated by Denison and Rio Algom. The closures and mass layoffs were first announced in 1990 with the layoffs occurring from then until June 1996. Throughout the period after the layoffs were announced, several major research projects were undertaken. One, the Elliot Lake Tracking and Adjustment Study, follows approximately 1,000 of the laid-off miners and 530 of their spouses through their adjustment processes. Another, the Seniors Needs Assessment, examines the human resource and service needs of the increasing numbers of seniors moving to Elliot Lake as part of the community's economic strategy. In addition to these social scientific studies, several land and environmental reclamation research projects have been undertaken. Boom Town Blues: Collapse and Revival in a Single-Industry Community tells the reader about the results of these studies and gives a variety of community-based perspectives on the Elliot Lake story. The book highlights the struggles and successes of families and of the community as a whole. Boom Town Blues is about one community's struggle to survive, to shift its economic base from mining to one where retirement living for seniors, mine decommissioning, and a community-based research facility would be among several economic survival strategies. The book is of interest to readers throughout Northern Ontario and, indeed, wherever single-industry towns are threatened by major shifting in their economic base and are struggling to survive. The book also provides an excellent case study for teachers, students, policy makers, and politicians.
Author : Lani Lynn Vale
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781497478008
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (78 download)
Download or read book Boomtown written by Lani Lynn Vale and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her I wanted to have a pity party of one when I went for that beer. I never imagined I would meet a dark and dangerous man. That man took me on the wildest ride of my life. Literally and Figuratively. He quickly became my entire world. Him I didn't know I was looking for her. I saw her warming that bar stool and knew she would be mine. A man like me doesn't deserve the likes of her. But damned if I didn't take it. Her When we met for the first time we didn't know that we already had a connection. A cruel game was being played, and we didn't know the rules. Sam would save us, but at what cost? Sam was one of my main reasons for living. If he wasn't in this world anymore, would I still want to be a part of it?
Author : Richard Perske
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692393826
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (938 download)
Download or read book Boom Town to Ghost Town written by Richard Perske and published by . This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GOLD! The one-word headline in the July 3, 1893 edition of the Fulford Signal newspaper summed up the very reason for the existence of this mining boom camp in the rugged mountains southeast of Eagle, Colorado. Although Fulford's booms were early and short-lived, interest in the one-time mining camp has continued for decades. Over the years, the stories of adventure and tragedy (including a tale of a lost gold mine) kept people intrigued. Author Richard Perske is the first writer to spend countless hours researching old newspapers and historical files to present the true story of Fulford.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Public Works
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1640 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Public Works for Water and Power Development and Energy Research Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1979 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Public Works and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 1640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Elizabeth Hawks
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (932 download)
Download or read book BOOMtown written by Elizabeth Hawks and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Gillette Syndrome" describes a condition within a city undergoing rapid growth, usually due to the introduction of a new industry within the city or more specifically, the extraction of a newly discovered natural resource. Symptoms of the syndrome are an increase in crime and decay within a city and a decrease in community identity. Global oil prices continue to rise as the resource becomes more difficult to extract from the earth's layers. The new price of oil necessitates the extraction of crude through methods that were previously too expensive to justify. These new methods are utilized for extracting oil in areas thought to be unproductive in the past. These new, mostly rural or remote areas now hold the potential to burst with economic activity. Currently, Western North Dakota is experiencing such an economic boom. However, the nature of the oil extraction reveals a limited time-line for the life of the boom. Without supplemental means for sustaining the influx, the city will eventually return to a more sustainable population, though this is after having to support the needs of a city double in size for 20 - 30 years. The question then becomes, how can these remote cities avoid becoming a ghost town when the overnight expansion is over? Is it ok for the city to be taken advantage of and left for dead? Or is there a way to supply for the needs of the boom while planning for a graceful decline into normalcy once the industry has moved on? Can these new practices be mobile so as to assist in the sustaining of remote towns wherever the industry may go next?
