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I wanted a book about Phoenix and may be feeling unduly harsh that this is a much broader book about the American Southwest, immigration, and environmentalism that rarely focuses for long on the actual nitty gritty of urban life and planning in the specified city. Ross has some interesting ideas and anecdotes to share (I particularly appreciated the section on environmental justice and the take-down of FAIR), but their disorganized arrangement and lack of thorough sourcing makes me want to ship
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I'm not sure that this book was the best place for me to start learning about Phoenix, but it did cover enough of the city's history and geography for it to be a reasonable introduction. As I expected, it discussed the city's water issues at some length, but it also brought up environmental justice issues related to air pollution and the city's manufacturing economy, which was particularly interesting, since I hadn't really realized that Phoenix had a major manufacturing economy.
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