American Oasis: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest

Paoletta describes the Southwest’s inherent beauty and its formidable and unbending desert climate and explores the ability of people to build large cities amidst relentless heat, aridity, and inhospitable seasons. Cities like Phoenix, Tucson, Albuquerque, El Paso, and Las Vegas can offer pointers for resilience to other places that are beginning to encounter weather whiplash and water scarcity due to climate change. Understanding where sustainability and human equality fell short during the building of these cities is a vital aspect of not repeating history as cities evolve. Hardcover, 352 pages, Pantheon, 9½”x 6¾”.