Seattle and the Roots of Urban Sustainability: Inventing Ecotopia

by Jeffrey Craig Sanders

Book Overview

Seattle, often called the \u201cEmerald City, \u201d 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 \u201curban crisis\u201d of the 1960s and its aftermath. Like much activism during...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822962101
• ISBN13: 9780822962106
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"