1st Edition

What Happened To Fairbanks? The Effects Of The Trans-alaska Oil Pipeline On The Community Of Fairbanks, Alaska

By Mim Dixon Copyright 1978
    356 Pages
    by Routledge

    356 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book describes what Fairbanks was like during trans-Alaska oil pipeline construction and how the community responded to the project, and assesses the unplanned negative effects that, in many cases, outweighed the positive ones.

    1. What Happened to Fairbanks? 2. Gold in the Streets 3. $$$ 4. Alaska Hire and Minority Hire 5. Outsiders 6. Impacts that Didn't Happen 7. Boom/Bust Dilemma 8. The Chamber and the Churches 9. Unexpected Impacts 10. Teenagers Take Over in Fairbanks 11. A New Spectator Sport 12. Mental Health 13. People with the Most to Lose and the Least to Gain 14. Reviewing Assumptions: A Model for Planners 15. A Model for Social Scientists 16. Learning from the Fairbanks Experience

    Biography

    Mim Dixon