Title Big Sur : the making of a prized California landscape / Shelley Alden Brooks

Published Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017] ©2017

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Description 1 online resource Contents Jeffers' Country -- Nature's highway -- Big Sur: utopia, U.S.A.? -- Open-space at continent's end -- The influence of the counter-culture, community, and State -- The "battle" for Big Sur, or debating the national environmental ethic -- Defining the value of California's coastline -- Epilogue: millionaires and beaches: the socio-political economics of California coastal preservation in the twenty-first century Summary "Big Sur embodies much of what has defined California since the mid twentieth century. A remote, inaccessible, and undeveloped pastoral landscape until 1937, Big Sur quickly became a cultural symbol of California and the West, as well as a home to the ultra-wealthy. This transformation was due in part to writers and artists such as Robinson Jeffers and Ansel Adams, who created an enduring mystique for this coastline. But Big Sur's prized coastline is also the product of the pioneering efforts of residents and Monterey County officials who forged a collaborative public/private preservation model for Big Sur that foreshadowed the shape of California coastal preservation in the twenty-first century. Big Sur's well-preserved vistas and high-end real estate situate this coastline between American ideals of development and the wild. It is a space that challenges the way most Americans think of nature, its relationship to people, and what in fact makes a place "wild." This book highlights today's complex and ambiguous intersections of class, the environment, and economic development through the lens of an iconic California landscape."--Provided by publisher Analysis 1930s 20th century 21st century american history ansel adams artists big sur california coast california coastline development economic development economy environment mid 20th century monterey county natural world pacific coast pastoral private preservation public preservation real estate robinson jeffers urban development western united states western world westward expansion wilderness writers Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher Subject Landscapes -- California -- Big Sur -- 21st century Economic development -- California -- Big Sur -- 21st century HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. Landscapes Economic development Ecology SUBJECT Big Sur (Calif.) -- Environmental conditions -- 21st century Big Sur (Calif.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80010047 Big Sur Coast National Scenic Area (Calif.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013969 Subject California -- Big Sur Coast National Scenic Area California -- Big Sur Form Electronic book LC no. 2017030861 ISBN 9780520967540 0520967542

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