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A Comparative Political Ecology of Exurbia“In the Real Estate Business Whether We Admit It or Not”: Timber and Exurban Development in Central Oregon

A Comparative Political Ecology of Exurbia: “In the Real Estate Business Whether We Admit It or... [The history and political ecology of exurbia in the “New West” in the USA is the history of the production of a new kind of space—one still grounded in the natural resources of the region, but capitalizing on emerging ideologies of nature and landscape and the potential profits those ideas might generate. The contemporary economic development of the region continues to depend upon its resource hinterland but with a vastly different economy valuing nature for its amenity rather than extractive value. The case study of Black Butte Ranch in Central Oregon described in this chapter follows the fortunes of two timber companies in Deschutes County that sought to find new ways to capitalize on timberlands no longer valuable due to global economic shifts. The timber companies transformed themselves in the process of engaging with the political dynamics of shifting rural capitalism and remade local politics resulting in profitable revaluation of a considerable portion of their land but also in the conservation of other lands and related loss of profit. Through exurban change, the social, political, and institutional structures once supporting traditional extraction shift to make way for exurbanization, requiring various actors to shift their approaches to economic development, environmental management, and land-use planning in the new exurban landscape.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Comparative Political Ecology of Exurbia“In the Real Estate Business Whether We Admit It or Not”: Timber and Exurban Development in Central Oregon

Editors: Taylor, Laura E.; Hurley, Patrick T.
Olson, Brent
A Comparative Political Ecology of Exurbia — May 27, 2016
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
ISBN
978-3-319-29460-5
Pages
131 –145
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-29462-9_6
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Abstract

[The history and political ecology of exurbia in the “New West” in the USA is the history of the production of a new kind of space—one still grounded in the natural resources of the region, but capitalizing on emerging ideologies of nature and landscape and the potential profits those ideas might generate. The contemporary economic development of the region continues to depend upon its resource hinterland but with a vastly different economy valuing nature for its amenity rather than extractive value. The case study of Black Butte Ranch in Central Oregon described in this chapter follows the fortunes of two timber companies in Deschutes County that sought to find new ways to capitalize on timberlands no longer valuable due to global economic shifts. The timber companies transformed themselves in the process of engaging with the political dynamics of shifting rural capitalism and remade local politics resulting in profitable revaluation of a considerable portion of their land but also in the conservation of other lands and related loss of profit. Through exurban change, the social, political, and institutional structures once supporting traditional extraction shift to make way for exurbanization, requiring various actors to shift their approaches to economic development, environmental management, and land-use planning in the new exurban landscape.]

Published: May 27, 2016

Keywords: Amenity migration; Resort development; Central Oregon; New West; Natural resources

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