Looking down on Phoenix, Arizona coming into land, you’ll spot hundreds of irregular green shapes amid the parched desert landscape.
It’s difficult to work out what they are until the plane drops altitude revealing these shapes not as irrigated farms, but golf courses with sand bunkers and waterways.
Matthew CranstonUnited States correspondentMatthew Cranston is the United States correspondent, based in Washington. He was previously the Economics correspondent and Property editor. Connect with Matthew on Twitter. Email Matthew at mcranston@afr.com
