Portland's Good Life
Download or Read eBook Portland's Good Life PDF written by R. Bruce Stephenson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-03-10 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : R. Bruce Stephenson |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 277 |
| Release | : 2021-03-10 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781793614582 |
| ISBN-13 | : 179361458X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Portland's Good Life by : R. Bruce Stephenson
Book excerpt: Iconic urbanist Lewis Mumford stressed the role of a well-constructed city in the development of the good life, championing pedestrian-scaled, sustainable cities. In Portland's Good Life, R. Bruce Stephenson examines how Portland, the one city in America that adopted Mumford’s vision, became a model city for living the good life. Stephenson traces Portland’s success to its grass roots governing system, its housing and climate protection initiatives, and most of all, its citizens devoted to the public good; all of which have resulted in the construction of a city that honors the humanity of its people.
