From boom to bust: small towns and energy development on Colorado's western slope

Journal Article · · Small Town; (United States)

OSTI ID:5546942

Gulliford, A

Boom towns in western Colorado that felt secure in the nation's need for oil were not prepared for the bust end of the cycle when economics brought oil shale development to a halt. Although changes in the environment, in life styles, and in investment make it more difficult today to weather boom and bust cycles (despite a history of failed mining booms), many small towns are better off than before. They are benefitting from improved local government, public services, and public awareness that will help them prepare for the next energy crisis and its subsequent booms. 10 figures. (DCK)

• OSTI ID: 5546942
• Journal Information: Small Town; (United States), Journal Name: Small Town; (United States) Vol. 13:5; ISSN SMTOD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290200 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Economics & Sociology
530100* -- Environmental-Social Aspects of Energy Technologies-- Social & Economic Studies-- (-1989)
BOOM TOWNS
COLORADO
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
FEDERAL REGION VIII
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
NORTH AMERICA
SOCIAL IMPACT
USA
WESTERN US OVERTHRUST BELT