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Languages : en
Pages : 378
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Rivergate-North Portland Flood Control
Author: St. Johns and the North Portland Peninsula
Author: Donald R. NelsonPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467105058
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
James John, the founder of St. Johns, settled on his land claim in the 1840s and was soon followed by others. Schools, churches, and stores were established, and industrial development followed. St. Johns was originally annexed to the city of Portland in 1891. Shipyards were developed in North Portland during World War I and World War II. Among the landmarks of the community are St. Johns Bridge and the nearby city hall building. Longtime businesses include Slim's Restaurant and Lounge, Peninsula Iron Works, the Man's Shop, and the Wishing Well Restaurant. Moonstruck Chocolate Company has been located in St. Johns since 2002. Well-known individuals, such as members of the Jower and Leveton families; Howard Galbraith, a founder of the St. Johns Heritage Society; and Walt Morey, author of Gentle Ben, have called St. Johns home. Today, St. Johns comes alive every year with events such as the St. Johns Parade, St. Johns Bizarre, and the Cathedral Park Jazz Festival. The recent influx of people of coming to Portland has influenced redevelopment within the community.
North Marine Drive, I-5 to Rivergate Industrial District, Portland
Author: Interstate Commerce Commission Reports
Author: United States. Interstate Commerce CommissionPublisher:
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Category : Interstate commerce
Languages : en
Pages : 944
Book Description
Records and Briefs of the United States Supreme Court
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1170
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Oregon Slough, Oregon
Author: United States. Army. Corps of EngineersPublisher:
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Category : Channels (Hydraulic engineering)
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Energy and Water Development Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1980
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water DevelopmentPublisher:
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Category : Power resources
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
United States Reports
Author: United States. Supreme CourtPublisher:
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Category : Courts
Languages : en
Pages : 974
Book Description
The Nature of Hope
Author: Char MillerPublisher: University Press of Colorado
ISBN: 1607328488
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
The Nature of Hope focuses on the dynamics of environmental activism at the local level, examining the environmental and political cultures that emerge in the context of conflict. The book considers how ordinary people have coalesced to demand environmental justice and highlights the powerful role of intersectionality in shaping the on-the-ground dynamics of popular protest and social change. Through lively and accessible storytelling, The Nature of Hope reveals unsung and unstinting efforts to protect the physical environment and human health in the face of continuing economic growth and development and the failure of state and federal governments to deal adequately with the resulting degradation of air, water, and soils. In an age of environmental crisis, apathy, and deep-seated cynicism, these efforts suggest the dynamic power of a “politics of hope” to offer compelling models of resistance, regeneration, and resilience. The contributors frame their chapters around the drive for greater democracy and improved human and ecological health and demonstrate that local activism is essential to the preservation of democracy and the protection of the environment. The book also brings to light new styles of leadership and new structures for activist organizations, complicating assumptions about the environmental movement in the United States that have focused on particular leaders, agencies, thematic orientations, and human perceptions of nature. The critical implications that emerge from these stories about ecological activism are crucial to understanding the essential role that protecting the environment plays in sustaining the health of civil society. The Nature of Hope will be crucial reading for scholars interested in environmentalism and the mechanics of social movements and will engage historians, geographers, political scientists, grassroots activists, humanists, and social scientists alike.
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