City in a Garden - Environmental Transformations and Racial Justice in Twentieth-Century Austin, Texas (Hardcover)

The natural beauty of Austin, Texas, has always been central to the city's identity. From the beginning, city leaders, residents, planners, and employers consistently imagined Austin as a natural place, highlighting the region's environmental attributes as they marketed the city and planned for its growth. Yet, as Austin modernized and attracted an educated and skilled labor force, the demand to preserve its natural spaces was used to justify economic and racial segregation. This effort to create and maintain a ""city in a garden"" perpetuated uneven social and economic power relationships throughout the twentieth century. In telling Austin's story, Andrew M. Busch invites readers to consider the wider implications of environmentally friendly urban development. While Austin's mainstream environmental record is impressive, its minority groups continue to live on the economic, social, and geographic margins of the city. By demonstrating how the city's midcentury modernization and progressive movement sustained racial oppression, restriction, and uneven development in the decades that followed, Busch reveals the darker ramifications of Austin's green growth.

General

Imprint:	The University of North Carolina Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2017
Authors:	Andrew M. Busch
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-1-4696-3263-6
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Landscape art & architecture > City & town planning - architectural aspects Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Equal opportunities
LSN:	1-4696-3263-2
Barcode:	9781469632636

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