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New Jersey - A Geography (Hardcover)
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New Jersey - A Geography (Hardcover)
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New Jersey. The name evokes many images, most of which are narrow
stereotypes that fall short of reality. For example, though New
Jersey's salient cultural characteristic is its high population
density-the highest in the United States and higher than that of
Britain-there is a surprising amount of open space in the state.
Areas of the pinelands remain virtually unexplored, vast bogs are
nearly impenetrable, and lush forests on the Appalachian ridges and
holly-decked beaches on the ocean invite the city-weary urbanite.
This geographic study of New Jersey, a multidimensional portrait of
the state, incorporates three major themes: (1) the state's
cultural diversity, an amalgam dating from colonial days, of many
varied ethnic, national, and racial groups; (2) its bipolar
orientation to two neighboring giant metropolitan areas, New York
and Philadelphia, again a factor that dates to the time of the
Revolution; and (3) an economy heavily influenced by the state's
accessibility to major metropolitan centers and its well-developed
corridor functions. Dr. Stansfield depicts New Jersey as a state
others should watch: How it controls suburban sprawl, environmental
deterioration, and the internal competition among agricultural,
suburban, industrial, and recreational uses of land and water
resources offers a model for the rest of the United States.
Newark's Mayor Gibson observed of his city, "I don't know where
America's cities are going, but I think Newark will get there
first." It also might be fairly concluded, writes Dr. Stansfield,
that wherever the United States is heading, New Jersey could get
there first.
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