Selected by "Choice" magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title
for 2001It has been called one of the nation's most livable
regions, ranked among the best managed cities in America, hailed as
a top spot to work, and favored as a great place 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,
Northwesteners, 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.Most citizens of Portland desire a balance between
continuity and change, one that supports urban progress but
actively monitors its effects on the region's expansive green space
and on the community's culture. This strong civic participation in
city planning and politics is what gives greater Portland its
unique character, a positive setting for class integration,
neighborhood revitalization, and civic values. The result, Abbott
confirms, is a region whose unique initiatives remain a model of
American urban planning.
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