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1 online resource (xiii, 288 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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text file |
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History of the urban environment
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History of the urban environment.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-277) and index. |
| Contents |
"The battle in Seattle" -- Market -- Neighborhood -- Open space -- Ecotopia -- Home -- Commons. |
| Summary |
Seattle, often called the "Emerald City," did not achieve its green, clean, and sustainable environment easily. This thriving ecotopia is the byproduct of continuing efforts by residents, businesses, and civic leaders alike. In Seattle and the Roots of Urban Sustainability, Jeffrey Craig Sanders examines the rise of environmental activism in Seattle amidst the "urban crisis" of the 1960s and its aftermath. Like much activism during this period, the environmental movement began at the grassroots level--in local neighborhoods over local issues. Sanders links the rise of local environmentalism to larger movements for economic, racial, and gender equality and to a counterculture that changed the social and political landscape. He examines emblematic battles that erupted over the planned demolition of Pike Place Market, a local landmark, and environmental organizing in the Central District during the War on Poverty. Sanders also relates the story of Fort Lawton, a decommissioned army base, where Audubon Society members and Native American activists feuded over future land use. The rise and popularity of environmental consciousness among Seattle's residents came to influence everything from industry to politics, planning, and global environmental movements. Yet, as Sanders reveals, it was in the small, local struggles that urban environmental activism began. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Seattle (Wash.) -- Environmental conditions.
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Environmentalism -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- History -- 20th century.
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Environmentalism. |
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Washington (State) -- Seattle. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Urban ecology (Sociology) -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- History -- 20th century.
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Urban ecology (Sociology) |
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Sustainable development -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- History -- 20th century.
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Sustainable development. |
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Seattle (Wash.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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Neighborhoods -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- History -- 20th century.
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Neighborhoods. |
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Suburbs -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- History -- 20th century.
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Suburbs. |
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Suburban life -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- History -- 20th century.
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Suburban life. |
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City and town life -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- History -- 20th century.
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City and town life. |
| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999 |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Spine Title |
Seattle & the roots of urban sustainability |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Sanders, Jeffrey C. Seattle and the roots of urban sustainability. Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, ©2010 (DLC) 2010011363 (OCoLC)580120066 |
| ISBN |
9780822977575 electronic book |
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0822977575 electronic book |
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9780822943952 cloth alkaline paper |
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0822943956 cloth alkaline paper |
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