Portland's Good Life

Sustainability and Hope in an American City

AvR. Bruce Stephenson

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-03-10
Mått:162 x 227 x 24 mm
Vikt:612 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Environment and Society
Antal sidor:276
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781793614575

Utforska kategorier

Arkitektur inom Kultur
Miljövetenskap och miljöpolitik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Djurböcker inom Djur och Natur

Mer om författaren

R. Bruce Stephenson is a consultant and environmental studies professor at Rollins College.

Recensioner i media

In this marvelous book, both study and story, Bruce Stephenson takes us to two cities that are somewhat opposites, yet each in its own way offers lessons for smart living. Drawing on his intimate relationship with them, he points insightfully toward a new age of thoughtful urbanism that could be—should be—our future.

Innehållsförteckning

ContentsIntroduction: The Good Life: Utopian Hope for a Dystopian TimeChapter 1: Place Chapter 2: HistoryChapter 3: RenaissanceChapter 4: Mobility Chapter 5: Nature Chapter 6: HousingChapter 7: Social CapitalChapter 8: Lessons