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"As Austin grew from a college and government town of the 1950s into the sprawling city of 2010, two ideas of Austin as a place came into conflict. Many who promoted the ideology of growth believed Austin would be defined by economic output, money, and wealth. But many others thought Austin was instead defined by its quality of life. Because the natural environment contributed so much to Austin's quality of life, a social movement that wanted to preserve the city's environment became the leading edge of a larger movement that wanted to retain a unique sense of place. The ""environmental movement"" in Austin became the political and symbolic arm of the more general movement for place. This is a history of the environmental movement in Austin—how it began; what it did; and how it promoted ideas about the relationships between people, cities, and the environment. It is also about a deeper movement to retain a sense of place that is Austin, and how that deeper movement continues to shape the way Austin is built today. The city it helped to create is now on the forefront of national efforts to rethink how we build our cities, reduce global warming, and find ways that humans and the environment can coexist in a big city."

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Author:   William Scott Jr. Swearingen, Jr.
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.652kg
ISBN:  

9780292721814

ISBN 10:   0292721811
Pages:   295
Publication Date:   01 April 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction. The Environmental Meaning of Austin Part One. People, Land, and Place Chapter 1. The Theory behind the Connections Part Two. The Landscape Emerges Chapter 2. The Landscape Emerges Chapter 3. Institutionalizing Environmental Concerns: City Government and City Politics Part Three. The Environmental Meaning of Austin Chapter 4. Of Neighborhoods and Environment: Contesting the Growth Machine Chapter 5. The Environmental Meaning as Banner: The Save Our Springs Coalition and the Green Machine Part Four. The Environmental City Chapter 6. The Environmental City Chapter 7. The Doing of It: Continuing the Environmental Meaning Methodological Appendix Notes Index

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William Scott Swearingen, Jr., teaches Environmental Science and Policy, Urban Sociology, and Environmental Sociology at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas. He has been involved in the environmental movement in Austin for two decades.

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