LEADER 04721nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910808253703321 005 20240418005634.0 010 $a0-300-15012-1 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300150124 035 $a(CKB)2550000000105029 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH23049989 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000703806 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11426574 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000703806 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10690348 035 $a(PQKB)10617342 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420981 035 $a(DE-B1597)485432 035 $a(OCoLC)952756416 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300150124 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420981 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10579380 035 $a(OCoLC)608062203 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000105029 100 $a20070615d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aEmerald city$b[electronic resource] $ean environmental history of Seattle /$fMatthew Klingle 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource 225 1 $aThe Lamar series in western history 311 $a0-300-11641-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 281-322) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tContents --$tPreface --$tMaps --$tAcknowledgments --$tPrologue. The Fish that Might Save Seattle --$tChapter 1. All the Forces of Nature Are on Their Side The Unraveling of the Mixed World --$tChapter 2. The Work Which Nature Had Left Undone Making Private Property on the Waterfront Commons --$tChapter 3. The Imagination and Creative Energy of the Engineer Harnessing Nature's Forces to Urban Progress --$tChapter 4. Out of Harmony with the Wild Beauty of the Natural Woods Artistry Versus Utility in Seattle's Olmsted Parks --$tChapter 5. Above the Weary Cares of Life The Benefits and High Social Price of Outdoor Leisure --$tChapter 6. Junk-Yard for Human Junk The Unnatural Ecology of Urban Poverty --$tChapter 7. Death for a Tired Old River Ecological Restoration and Environmental Inequity in Postwar Seattle --$tChapter 8. Masses of Self-Centered People Salmon and the Limits of Ecotopia in Emerald City --$tEpilogue. The Geography of Hope Toward an Ethic of Place and a City of Justice --$tNotes --$tIndex 330 $aAt the foot of the snow-capped Cascade Mountains on the forested shores of Puget Sound, Seattle is set in a location of spectacular natural beauty. Boosters of the city have long capitalized on this splendor, recently likening it to the fairytale capital of L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz, the Emerald City. But just as Dorothy, Toto, and their traveling companions discover a darker reality upon entering the green gates of the imaginary Emerald City, those who look more closely at Seattle's landscape will find that it reveals a history marked by environmental degradation and urban inequality. This book explores the role of nature in the development of the city of Seattle from the earliest days of its settlement to the present. Combining environmental history, urban history, and human geography, Matthew Klingle shows how attempts to reshape nature in and around Seattle have often ended not only in ecological disaster but also social inequality. The price of Seattle's centuries of growth and progress has been paid by its wildlife, including the famous Pacific salmon, and its poorest residents. Klingle proposes a bold new way of understanding the interdependence between nature and culture, and he argues for what he calls an "ethic of place." Using Seattle as a compelling case study, he offers important insights for every city seeking to live in harmony with its natural landscape. 410 0$aLamar series in western history. 606 $aHuman ecology$zWashington (State)$zSeattle Metropolitan Area 606 $aUrban ecology (Sociology)$zWashington (State)$zSeattle Metropolitan Area 606 $aEnvironmental degradation$zWashington (State)$zSeattle Metropolitan Area 606 $aConservation of natural resources$zWashington (State)$zSeattle Metropolitan Area 607 $aSeattle (Wash.)$xHistory 607 $aSeattle (Wash.)$xSocial conditions 607 $aSeattle (Wash.)$xEnvironmental conditions 615 0$aHuman ecology 615 0$aUrban ecology (Sociology) 615 0$aEnvironmental degradation 615 0$aConservation of natural resources 676 $a304.2 09797/772 700 $aKlingle$b Matthew W$01674856 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808253703321 996 $aEmerald city$94039923 997 $aUNINA