Alternate Timelines

Scenarios about 'western development'

The process of economic, technological, and social advancement across Western nations, particularly in Europe and North America, from the Industrial Revolution onward. Western development encompasses modernization through industrialization, urbanization, democratic governance, capitalist economies, and scientific progress, establishing patterns that influenced global development models and created power imbalances in colonial relationships with non-Western regions.

What If Colorado Managed Its Growth Differently?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Colorado implemented comprehensive growth management policies in the 1970s, potentially creating a different model for western development, environmental preservation, and urban planning.