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THE WEEKENDER EFFECT  Hyperdevelopment in Mountain Towns Author: Robert William Sandford Praise for The Weekender Effect: "What happens to paradise when you carve it up into lots and sell
it? Bob Sandford writes about it with clarity and a deep love of the
places he knows so well. Sandford's story of one town's mutation
from a quiet mountain haven to an overcrowded, generic 'outpost of
globalization' is essential reading for those who care about
community and our last few glorious spaces." "Equal parts manifesto, meditation, and love song to mountain
communities everywhere, this calmly passionate book belongs in every
house, condo, tent and backpack in the mountain West and on
university courses on nature writing, the environment, community,
citizenship, sense of place, human geography and many more. This is
essential reading for anyone who lives in, lusts after or loves the
mountains." As cities continue to grow at unprecedented rates, more and more
people are looking for peaceful, weekend retreats in mountain or
rural communities. More often than not, these retreats are found in
and around resorts or places of natural beauty. As a result, what
once were "small towns" are fast becoming "mini cities", complete
with expensive housing, fast food, traffic snarls and environmental
damage, all with little or no thought for the importance of local
history, local people and local culture.
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