Author: United States. National Resources Planning BoardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Regional planning
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Regional Planning ...: Pacific Northwest
Author: United States. National Resources Planning BoardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Regional planning
Languages : en
Pages : 218
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Pacific Northwest Region Plan
Author: Pacific Northwest Region Plan Standards and Guidelines
Author: Greater Portland
Author: Carl AbbottPublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 081220414X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title It 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.
State Planning: Programs and Accomplishments
Author: United States. National Resources CommitteePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
State Planning Program and Accomplishments, Supplementing State Planning Report of 1935, December 1936
Author: United States. National Resources CommitteePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy and PowerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Columbia River
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
State Planning
Author: United States. National Resources BoardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Regional Planning ...
Author: United States. National Resources Planning BoardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Regional planning
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
State Planning: a Review of Activities and Progress
Author: United States. National Resources BoardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description