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Author:   William Scott Jr. Swearingen, Jr.
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780292722026

ISBN 10:   0292722028
Pages:   295
Publication Date:   01 April 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Acknowledgments Introduction. The Environmental Meaning of Austin Part One. People, Land, and Place Chapter 1. The Theory behind the Connections Part Two. The Landscape Emerges Chapter 2. The Landscape Emerges Chapter 3. Institutionalizing Environmental Concerns: City Government and City Politics Part Three. The Environmental Meaning of Austin Chapter 4. Of Neighborhoods and Environment: Contesting the Growth Machine Chapter 5. The Environmental Meaning as Banner: The Save Our Springs Coalition and the Green Machine Part Four. The Environmental City Chapter 6. The Environmental City Chapter 7. The Doing of It: Continuing the Environmental Meaning Methodological Appendix Notes Index

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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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