http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.21/a-new-measure-of-poverty-shifts-rankings-in-the-west When determining who is poor, the Census Bureau takes geography into account in its Supplemental Poverty Measure. No publisher Jonathan Thompson cost of living demographics income inequality census poverty supplemental poverty measure income gap 2012-12-06T18:17:37Z Infographic http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.4/unfinished-zombie-housing-developments-haunt-the-rural-west Lack of planning rules and the housing bubble led to dead subdivisions plaguing the West, especially in Teton County, Idaho, where locals are trying to deal with the impacts of the real estate bust, yet still arguing if planning even works. No publisher Allen Best planning regulations Teton County demographics real estate boom zoning recession Idaho real estate bust sprawl and development 2012-03-12T14:59:10Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.21/land-trusts-thrive-despite-and-because-of-the-great-recession The recession has afforded a unique opportunity for land trusts to protect more of the West’s private open land through direct acquisitions and, increasingly, conservation easements. No publisher Jon Christensen, Jenny Rempel and Judee Burr Blackfoot Challenge ranchers farmers conservation easements demographics Land trusts housing development recession sprawl and development open lands protection public-private land conservation land preservation real estate bust working landscapes 2011-12-14T15:38:48Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.20/the-southwests-population-and-housing-booms-bite-the-dust As the West's population and real estate boom stumble to a halt, the once fast-growing Southwest is filled with foreclosed homes and undeveloped lots. No publisher Jonathan Thompson recession housing foreclosure overdevelopment Maricopa demographics Sun Corridor development Pinal County Western population growth Grady Gammage sprawl and development Southwestern water supply housing prices real estate bust Western economy 2011-11-30T15:39:24Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/a-more-colorful-future-awaits-nebraska As the Latino population of Nebraska grows, some locals worry, while others rejoice in the state's increasing diversity. No publisher Pete Letheby Latinos diversity demographics Nebraska population ethnic restaurants U.S. Census U.S. Hispanic population 2011-06-14T16:20:53Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/17051 Pete Letheby says the vanishing towns of the Great Plains and Midwest ought to open a welcoming door for immigrants. No publisher Pete Letheby Immigration Great Plains demographics depopulation small towns 2010-02-05T09:43:27Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/321/16263 California has a lot to teach the Interior West – particularly about clean energy and water conservation No publisher Paul Larmer Energy Coal Communities in Transition California Rocky Mountains changing communities demographics Californication water use water supply clean energy coal-fired power plants conservation environmental movement pollution air quality Ray Ring Magic Valley Idaho Denver Salt Lak 2010-02-05T09:33:38Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/316/16109 Despite its problems and failures – many of them arising from the conflict between the United States’ growing population and our declining wildlife habitat – the Endangered Species Act is a necessary law No publisher Paul Larmer Communities Communities in Transition Threatened and Endangered Endangered Species Act Richard M. Nixon Congress wildlife Richard Pombo population growth Arizona population Nevada population demographics Tony Davis ecosystems ecology animals plants critical habitat conservation environmental laws 2010-02-05T08:56:55Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/310/15903 Westerners may love their cars, but the region’s rapid growth means that even the most ardent car-lovers have a stake in mass transit, and in Denver’s grand experiment in light rail No publisher Paul Larmer Transportation Land Use And Planning Automobiles cars transportation highways traffic mass transit commuting trains light rail population growth demographics Denver Colorado commuter rail Brookings Institution construction suburbia new urbanism planning land use sprawl d 2010-02-05T08:31:36Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/285/15070 Aspen, Colo., and other mountain resort towns burst with wealthy baby boomers' second, third and even fourth homes. But for much of the year those houses sit empty, and the towns are turning hollow No publisher Grace Lichtenstein Communities in Transition Socio-Economics Resort towns Aspen Colorado Vail demographics baby boomers second homes retirees mountain towns ski towns construction working class commuters affordable housing luxury homes Northwest Colorado Council of Governments Bill Stirling Mick I 2010-02-05T09:21:35Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/328/16478 Golf – the game that brought grass to the desert – appears to have hit a rough patch in the West No publisher Tony Davis Recreation Sports Other Water Groundwater Desert Land Use, Planning Golf Sycamore Canyon development Tucson Arizona Sunbelt communities golf courses recreation sports demographics baby boomers retirees Bob Thomas Southern California Golf Association National Golf Foundation Donald Trump greens fees fairway Deserts 2011-12-07T23:30:56Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/324/16351 In his book Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, Jared Diamond warns about societies that overreach themselves – a warning that southern Arizona, in the midst of its tremendous real estate boom, ought to heed No publisher Paul Larmer Water Dams and Water Supply Projects Land Use and Planning Jared Diamond Collapse Easter Island Mayan Anasazi civilizations catastrophe Phoenix Arizona Central Arizona Project drought climate cities natural resources overpopulation demographics megalopolis desert cities Sunbelt growth boom dev 2011-11-12T02:19:28Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/324/16350 Phoenix, Ariz., is determined to disprove the idea that the West will someday run out of water and that every boom has to come to an end No publisher Matt Jenkins Water Dams and Water Supply Projects Land Use and Planning Buckeye Arizona Douglas Ranch Arizona real estate construction industry Sunbelt demographics real estate agents realtors Marco Gutierrez Maria Lozano Sundance real estate market homebuilding industry White Tank Mountains John Hall 2011-11-12T02:15:45Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/344/16955 In Brave New West: Morphing Moab at the Speed of Greed, Jim Stiles rips into the amenity-oriented tourist economy that has transformed his once-beloved Moab, but he offers little in the way of useful alternatives. No publisher Brian Kevin wilderness Moab Communities in transition growth Country Zephyr sprawl Utah tourists development mountain bikes Jim Stiles demographics small towns degradation New West newspaper publishers land use and planning changing communities population rural West Canyon Brave New West Ed Abbey 2010-08-06T22:43:07Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/338/16781 In Western Colorado, where the energy boom is stretching the resources – and social fabric – of local communities, some companies have turned to portable dormitories to ease the housing crunch. No publisher David Frey man camps commuters Basin EnCana Parachute Silt energy boom energy industry Robert Samples roughnecks Garfield County Communities Rifle demographics population growth Piceance Socio-economics Colorado Oil and gas mo Jorge Leo portable housing boomtowns drill rigs 2011-02-04T16:49:59Z News Article