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- catalog abstract ""It has been called one of the nation's most livable regions, ranked among the best managed cities in America, and hailed a top spot to do business, enjoy the arts, pursue outdoor recreation, and make one's home. Indeed, years of cooperative urban planning between developers and those interested in ecology and habitability have transformed Portland from a provincial western city into an exemplary American metropolis. Its thriving downtown, its strong neighborhoods, and its pioneering efforts at local management have brought a steady procession of journalists, scholars, and civic leaders to investigate the "Portland style" that values dialogue and consensus, treats politics as a civic duty, and assumes that it is possible to work toward public good. Probing behind the press clippings, acclaimed urban historian Carl Abbott examines the character of contemporary Portland - its people, politics, and public life - and the region's history and geography in order to discover how Portland has achieved its reputation as one of the most progressive and livable cities in the United States and to determine whether typical pressures of urban growth are pushing Portland back toward the national norm." "In Greater Portland, Abbott argues that the city cannot be understood without reference to its place. Its rivers, hills, and broader regional setting have shaped the economy and the cityscape. Portlanders are Oregonians, Northwesterners, Cascadians; they value their city as much for where it is as for what it is, and this powerful sense of place nurtures a distinctive civic culture. Tracing the ways in which Portlanders have talked and thought about their city, Abbott reveals the tensions between their diverse visions of the future and plans for development."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12075634.
- catalog coverage "Portland Region (Or.) Civilization.".
- catalog coverage "Portland Region (Or.) Social conditions.".
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""In Greater Portland, Abbott argues that the city cannot be understood without reference to its place. Its rivers, hills, and broader regional setting have shaped the economy and the cityscape. Portlanders are Oregonians, Northwesterners, Cascadians; they value their city as much for where it is as for what it is, and this powerful sense of place nurtures a distinctive civic culture. Tracing the ways in which Portlanders have talked and thought about their city, Abbott reveals the tensions between their diverse visions of the future and plans for development."--Jacket.".
- catalog description ""It has been called one of the nation's most livable regions, ranked among the best managed cities in America, and hailed a top spot to do business, enjoy the arts, pursue outdoor recreation, and make one's home. Indeed, years of cooperative urban planning between developers and those interested in ecology and habitability have transformed Portland from a provincial western city into an exemplary American metropolis. Its thriving downtown, its strong neighborhoods, and its pioneering efforts at local management have brought a steady procession of journalists, scholars, and civic leaders to investigate the "Portland style" that values dialogue and consensus, treats politics as a civic duty, and assumes that it is possible to work toward public good.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-228) and index.".
- catalog description "Probing behind the press clippings, acclaimed urban historian Carl Abbott examines the character of contemporary Portland - its people, politics, and public life - and the region's history and geography in order to discover how Portland has achieved its reputation as one of the most progressive and livable cities in the United States and to determine whether typical pressures of urban growth are pushing Portland back toward the national norm."".
- catalog extent "xi, 242 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Greater Portland.".
- catalog identifier "0812217799 (pbk.)".
- catalog identifier "0812236122 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Greater Portland.".
- catalog isPartOf "Metropolitan portraits".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press,".
- catalog relation "Greater Portland.".
- catalog spatial "Oregon Portland Region.".
- catalog spatial "Portland Region (Or.) Civilization.".
- catalog spatial "Portland Region (Or.) Social conditions.".
- catalog subject "307.1/416/0979549 21".
- catalog subject "City and town life Oregon Portland Region.".
- catalog subject "City planning Oregon Portland Region.".
- catalog subject "F884.P85 A23 2001".
- catalog subject "Human geography Oregon Portland Region.".
- catalog subject "Landscape architecture Oregon Portland Region.".
- catalog subject "Urban landscape architecture Oregon Portland Region.".
- catalog title "Greater Portland : urban life and landscape in the Pacific Northwest / Carl Abbott.".
- catalog type "text".