Re-imagining Surprise: The Evolution of a Twenty-First Century Boomburb, 1938-2010

abstract: At the turn of the twenty-first century, the population of Surprise Arizona exploded, increasing from 31,000 to 100,000 in just eight years. Developers filled acres of former cotton fields and citrus groves with walled neighborhoods of stucco and tile-roofed homes surrounded by palm trees...

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Other Authors: Palmer, Carol Sue (Author)
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.15989