Greater Portland: Urban Life and Landscape in the Pacific Northwest

Carl Abbott

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2001

Greater Portland

Urban Life and Landscape in the Pacific Northwest

Carl Abbott

In the series Metropolitan Portraits

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812204148

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About this book

Carl Abbott reports how Portland became a model of American urban planning.

Author / Editor information

Carl Abbott is Professor of Urban Studies at Portland State University. He is author of The Metropolitan Frontier: Cities in the Modern American West, The New Urban America: Growth and Politics in Sunbelt Cities, and Political Terrain: Washington, D.C., from Tidewater Town to Global Metropolis.

Reviews

"A panoramic portrait."—Oregonian

"Abbott masterfully layers different kinds of evidence to build a compelling argument. He possesses a dazzling command of sources. . . . His ability to find underlying themes among seemingly disparate examples is breathtaking."—Public Historian

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Foreword Judith A. Martin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Introduction: Portland's Historical Personality Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Capital of the Columbia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
2. Everyday Portlands Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
3. The Best Planned City? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
Conclusion: Civic Opportunity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241

Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 248
Illustrations
- Other: 35 illus.
Keywords: Social Science; General; Geography; American History; Urban Studies; American History; American Studies

eBook

Published: July 6, 2015
ISBN: 9780812204148