Portland quest for the livable city
Title:
Portland quest for the livable city
Author:
Lay, Tim.
ISBN:
9781558441989
Publication Information:
Cambridge, MA : Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, c2009.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (57 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Series:
Making sense of place ; [3]
Making sense of place ; 3.
General Note:
Title from title screen.
"A documentary film and educational outreach project."--Container.
Originally produced in 2009; copyright held by Northern Lights Productions and Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.
Contents:
A different city -- Urban growth boundary -- Regional government -- Saving farmland -- Foundations of planning -- One town vs. the region -- Revolt against the system -- Finding the middle ground -- Revitalizing the city -- Transportation alternatives -- Growing more compactly -- Disparity and dissent -- Citizen participation -- Casting the vote -- Shaping the future.
Abstract:
Chronicles the complex challenges of becoming a more sustainable metropolis and shows the difficulties of planning in the 21st century as cities confront issues of economic development, gentrification, local food and farming, property rights, preservation, and civic participation.
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Electronic Access:
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