City in a garden : environmental transformations and racial justice in twentieth-century Austin, Texas / Andrew M. Busch.

Author/creator Busch, Andrew M. author.
Format Book
PublicationChapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2017]
Descriptionxii, 323 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects
Sustainable urban development--Social aspects. --Texas. --Austin.
City planning--Environmental aspects. --Texas. --Austin.
City planning--Social aspects. --Texas. --Austin.
Austin (Tex.)--History.
Austin (Tex.)--Race relations.

Contents The trouble with green -- A mighty bulwark against the blind and raging forces of nature: harnessing the river -- A distinct color line mutually conceded: race, natural hazards, and the geography of Austin before World War I -- A mecca for the cultivated and wealthy: progressivism, race, and geography after World War I -- The playground of the Southwest: water, consumption, and natural abundance in postwar Austin -- Industry without smokestacks: knowledge labor, the University of Texas, and suburban Austin -- Building a city of upper-middle class citizens: urban renewal and racial limits on liberalism -- More and more enlightened citizens: environmental progressivism and Austin's emergent identity -- Technopolis: the machine threatens the garden -- Of toxic tours and what makes Austin, Austin: battles for the garden, battles for the city -- From garden to city on a hill: the emergency of green urbanity.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2016047656
ISBN9781469632636 hardcover ; alkaline paper
ISBN1469632632 hardcover ; alkaline paper
ISBN9781469632643 paperback ; alkaline paper
ISBN1469632640 paperback ; alkaline paper
ISBNelectronic book

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks F394 .A957 B87 2017 ✔ Available Place Hold