Title Seattle and the roots of urban sustainability : inventing ecotopia / Jeffrey Craig Sanders

Published Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, ©2010 ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 288 pages) : illustrations, maps Series History of the urban environment History of the urban environment. 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-277) and index Notes Print version record Subject Environmentalism -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- History -- 20th century Urban ecology (Sociology) -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- History -- 20th century Sustainable development -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- History -- 20th century Neighborhoods -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- History -- 20th century Suburbs -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- History -- 20th century Suburban life -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- History -- 20th century City and town life -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- History -- 20th century SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Geography. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Environmental Policy. SCIENCE -- Environmental Science. City and town life Ecology Environmentalism Neighborhoods Social conditions Suburban life Suburbs Sustainable development Urban ecology (Sociology) SUBJECT Seattle (Wash.) -- Environmental conditions Seattle (Wash.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century Subject Washington (State) -- Seattle Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2010011363 ISBN 9780822977575 0822977575

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