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William Scott Swearingen

Environmental City: People, Place, Politics, and the Meaning of Modern Austin Hardcover – April 1, 2010

by William Scott Jr. Swearingen (Author)

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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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295 pages
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English
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University of Texas Press
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April 1, 2010
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6 x 1.13 x 9 inches
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0292721811
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978-0292721814
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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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Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Texas Press (April 1, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 295 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0292721811
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0292721814
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.44 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.13 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #6,319,118 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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K. McNolty

Great book about Austin.

Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2018

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As a native Austinite I really like this book. I originally bought the book while taking a class with Prof. Swearingen and really enjoyed his class. Even though I graduated 6 years ago I still read this book on a semi regular basis. Really good information in this book that you won't find otherwise.

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2018

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This is an accurate and interesting account of political and environmental activism on a local scale in Austin Texas in the 70s and 80s. Fans of the Zilker Park Posse will love it. A bit dry and academic, but what you'd expect in such a treatise.

Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2017

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stop making me learn

Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2017