Urban Cascadia and the pursuit of environmental justice Cover Image

Book

Urban Cascadia and the pursuit of environmental justice / edited by Nik Janos and Corina McKendry.

Janos, Nik, (editor.). McKendry, Corina, (editor.).

Summary:

"Urban Cascadia-roughly, the Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver corridor-enjoys a reputation for progressive ideals and forward-thinking green urbanism. Yet there is more to the region's environmental politics that meet the eye. Nik Janos and Corina McKendry propose an edited collection that examines the environmental transformation of these cities, using a critical lens on the surrounding myths and imaginaries to probe underlying structural inequalities and contradictions. In particular, contributors across disciplines (but along a nexus of geography, sociology, and history) seek to better understand the capitalist urbanization of nature, the creation of social and environmental inequalities, and the movements to fight for social and environmental justice. The goal isn't to debunk the region's image or offer a story of green boosterism. But by grappling with the contradictions of the urbanization of Cascadia, they hope to offer insight on sustainability, social justice, urban governance, and the politics of climate change. The idea to offer a one-stop assessment for those interested in the region, and to push for a more critical approach to narratives about sustainability"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780295749365
ISBN: 0295749369
ISBN: 9780295749358
ISBN: 0295749350
Physical Description: vii, 296 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Publisher: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction : Urban Cascadia and the green imaginary / Nik Janos and Corina McKendry -- Part 1. Urbanization. Dwelling with the entwined ecotopian and techno-Utopian legacies of Cascadia / Jeffery C. Sanders -- The making of urban Cascadia : extending urbanization through airplanes, software, and infrastructure / Nik Janos -- Infrastructural wilderness : Seattle and the binding of city and region / Thaïsa Way and Ken P. Yocom -- Urbanization and water governance dynamics in Bend and Hood River, Oregon / Alida Cantor and Alexander Reid Ross -- Part 2. Inequalities. Tales of three cities : urban history, settler colonialism, and Indigenous survivance in Seattle, Vancouver, and Victoria / Coll Thrush -- A history of Puyallup fishing resistance / Danica Miller -- Our river, our future : more-than-local grassroots activism in the Portland harbor / Erin Goodling -- The progressive promise of reconciliation in Vancouver's Northeast False Creek / Giuseppe Tolfo -- Part 3. Governance. Against "Seattle-ization:" housing justice and activism in the age of Amazon / Jennifer L. Rice -- Conflicting sustainabilities and the limits of localized green governance / Corina McKendry -- Ecological democracy and the Duwamish River cleanup / Mark Purcell -- Drawing the thin green line : throwing a wrench in carbon commodity chains / Corina McKendry and Nik Janos -- Conclusion / Nik Janos and Corina McKendry.