TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sanders,Jeffrey C.
TI  - Seattle and the roots of urban sustainability: inventing ecotopia 
T2  - History of the urban environment
SN  - 9780822977575
AV  - GF504.W2 S26 2010
U1  - 307.7609797772 22
PY  - 2010///
KW  - Environmentalism
KW  - Washington (State)
KW  - Seattle
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Urban ecology (Sociology)
KW  - Sustainable development
KW  - Neighborhoods
KW  - Suburbs
KW  - Suburban life
KW  - City and town life
KW  - Environnementalisme
KW  - Washington (État)
KW  - Histoire
KW  - 20e siècle
KW  - Écologie urbaine
KW  - Développement durable
KW  - Banlieues
KW  - Vie de la banlieue
KW  - Vie urbaine
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Sociology
KW  - Urban
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Human Geography
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE
KW  - Public Policy
KW  - Environmental Policy
KW  - SCIENCE
KW  - Environmental Science
KW  - fast
KW  - Ecology
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Seattle (Wash.)
KW  - Environmental conditions
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-277) and index; "The battle in Seattle" -- Market -- Neighborhood -- Open space -- Ecotopia -- Home -- Commons
N2  - 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
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