City in a Garden: Environmental Transformations and Racial Justice in Twentieth-Century Austin, Texas

by Andrew M Busch

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469632640
• ISBN13: 9781469632643
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"