From “Open Country” to “Open Space”: Park Planning, Rapid Growth and Community Identity in Tempe, Arizona, 1949-1975

abstract: Tempe experienced rapid growth in population and area from 1949 to 1975, stretching its resources thin and changing the character of the city. City boosters encouraged growth through the 1950s to safeguard Tempe’s borders against its larger neighbor, Phoenix. New residents moved to Tempe a...

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Other Authors: Sweeney, Jennifer (Author)
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.53586