University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Undergraduate Theses and Professional Papers January 2013 City on the “River of Awe”: An Historical & Observational Study of Missoula’s Urban River Greenway Sandra Burch University of Montana - Missoula Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/utpp Part of the Place and Environment Commons Let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Burch, Sandra, "City on the “River of Awe”: An Historical & Observational Study of Missoula’s Urban River Greenway" (2013). Undergraduate Theses and Professional Papers. 11. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/utpp/11 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Undergraduate Theses and Professional Papers by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. CITY ON THE “RIVER OF AWE”: AN HISTORICAL & OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF MISSOULA’S URBAN RIVER GREENWAY By SANDRA ELISE BURCH Undergraduate Thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the University Scholar distinction and for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Geography The University of Montana Missoula, MT May 2013 Approved by: James C. McKusick, Dean The Davidson Honors College Dr. Sarah J. Halvorson, Chair Geography Dr. Christiane von Reichert Geography Burch, Sandra, B.S., May 2013 Geography City on the “River of Awe”: An Historical & Observational Study of Missoula’s Urban River Greenway Faculty Mentor: Sarah J. Halvorson Urban river greenways have the potential to serve as landscapes of civic environmentalism in the American West.