Portland : quest for the livable city / produced by Northern Light Productions in collaboration with Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

Chronicles the complex challenges of becoming a more sustainable metropolis and shows the difficulties of planning in the 21st century as cities confront issues of economic development, gentrification, local food and farming, property rights, preservation, and civic participation.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Making sense of place ; 3.
Corporate Authors: Northern Light Productions
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Other Authors: Lay, Tim
Richardson, Judy (Narrator) (Narrator)
Scott, Charles
De Lancey, John
Leach, Jeremy
Language:English
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
English with English and Spanish subtitles available; closed-captioned.
Published: Cambridge, MA : Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, [2009], ©2009.
Series:Making sense of place ; 3.
Subjects:
City planning > Oregon > Portland Metropolitan Area.
Sustainable development > Oregon > Portland Metropolitan Area.
Land use > Oregon > Portland Metropolitan Area.
Portland Metropolitan Area (Or.)
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (57 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Contents:
  • A different city
  • Urban growth boundary
  • Regional government
  • Saving farmland
  • Foundations of planning
  • One town vs. the region
  • Revolt against the system
  • Finding the middle ground
  • Revitalizing the city
  • Transportation alternatives
  • Growing more compactly
  • Disparity and dissent
  • Citizen participation
  • Casting the vote
  • Shaping the future.