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Submissions from 2020

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The Landscape: Making Oregon Count in 2020, Mac Cunningham

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Periodic Atlas of the Metroscape: Counting Oregon, Mac Cunningham, Xi Wei, and Randy Morris

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Counting Everyone because Everyone Counts: The Value of Census Data for Local Decision Making, Uma Krishnan

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Indicators of the Metroscape: Show Us the Money, Portland State University. Population Research Center

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The Census is Political: Hard-to-Count Communities Must Be Reached, We Count Oregon and Julia Michel

Submissions from 2019

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Life Expectancy, Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies

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Riverside Parks, Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies

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Making the Connection: Municipal Broadband Meets a Need in the Portland Metropolitan Area, Eavan Moore

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Equity in Emergency Management, Sabina Roan and Jaye Cromwell

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Geography in Laser-light: Using Lidar to Map the Metroscape, Justin Sherrill

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Preserving Small Farms in Gales Creek, Oregon: An Interview with Gales Creek Residents, Nathan Williams

Submissions from 2018

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Growing Deeper Roots: Toward Resilient Urban Forests, Sachi Arakawa

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An Emerging Contradiction: Non-Farm Activity within Exclusive Farm Use Zones, Nicholas Chun

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Indicators of the Metroscape: Urban Coyotes, Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies

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Something Borrowed... Total Annual Circulation of All Library Materials, Including Renewals, per capita, by County, Portland MSA, 2001-2016, Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies

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The Nuts and Bolts of Broadband, Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies

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The Balancing Act: A Look at Dynamic School District Boundaries, Sheila Martin and Madison Levy

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Engineering PSU's Future: An Interview with Dr. Rahmat Shoureshi, Sheila Martin and Elizabeth Morehead

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The Landscape: Cully Neighborhood, Eavan Moore

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The Landscape: Happy Valley, Eavan Moore

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Whither Skamania?, Eavan Moore

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Growing Wisely in Vancouver, Washington: An interview with Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle, Elizabeth Morehead

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Periodic Atlas of the Metroscape: The Geography of Health, Joshua Ollinger, Ashley Donald, and Randy Morris

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Finding the Middle: Overcoming Challenges to Building Missing Middle Housing, Ryan Winterberg-Lipp

Submissions from 2017

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Cross-laminated Timber: An Innovative Building Material Takes Hold in Oregon, Andrew Crampton

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Election 2016: Voter Turnout and Results Across Oregon, Kevin Curry

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The Geography of the Commute, Steven Howland and Randy Morris

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Indicators of the Metroscape: Average Wage per Job, Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies

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Source of Down Payment, Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies

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Cultivating the Technology Ecosystem: An Interview with Skip Newbury, Sheila Martin

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Scappoose, Liza Morehead

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The Landscape: Tualatin, Liza Morehead

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Women in the Trades: An Interview with Connie Ashbrook and Nora Mullane, Liza Morehead

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Periodic Atlas of the Metroscape: The Geography of Future Housing, Randy Morris and Sheila Martin

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Spanning the Region: A Survey of Bridges in the Metroscape, Andrés Oswill

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A New Vision for Timber City USA, Kerry Politzer

Submissions from 2016

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Boom Town: Prioritizing Preservation under Pressure, Linn Davis

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Living on the Edge: The Forgotten Tribulations of Affordable Housing in the Suburbs, Linn Davis

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Is Housing Making People Sick?: An Overview of Seven Studies That Raise Questions to Consider as we Incorporate Health Into Planning and Build New Housing to Address Shortages and Energy Efficiency, Merilee D. Karr

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6 Reasons to Relax about Portland's Recent Sell-Offs, Thomas Kerr

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From the Frontlines of the Housing Crisis: Two Vulnerable Tenants Discuss Their Experiences in Portland's Increasingly Brutal Housing Market, Thomas Kerr

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Periodic Atlas of the of the Metroscape: The Geography of Publicly Subsidized Affordable Housing, Meg Merrick

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Indicators of the Metroscape: Housing Cost Burden, Elizabeth Morehead

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Indicators of the Metroscape: The Young, the Old, and the Single, Elizabeth Morehead

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The Landscape: Walkable Tigard, Elizabeth Morehead

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The Landscape: Tiny and Very Small Houses, Andrés Oswill

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Looking Back at Planning Oregon, Henry Richmond and James Sitzman

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Periodic Atlas of the of the Metroscape: Warming Up the City - Mapping the hottest (literally) neighborhoods of Portland, Vivek Shandas and Jackson Voelkel

Submissions from 2015

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Go by Transit! Out-of-Town Adventures on Local Public Transportation, Linn Davis

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The Landscape: Carnegie Libraries, Linn Davis

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Indicators of the Metroscape: Self-Sufficiency, Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies

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Make Way for the Orange Line and a Milwaukian Renaissance, Ben Maras

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Leveraging University/Community Engagement, Sheila A. Martin

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Work with Me People! An Interview with Mike Weatherby, Recently Retired Mayor of Fairview, Oregon, Sheila A. Martin

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Values & Beliefs, Sheila A. Martin and Carolyn N. Long

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Voters' Choice 11/14, Sheila A. Martin, Meg Merrick, Richard A. Clucas, and Carolyn N. Long

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Periodic Atlas of the of the Metroscape: The Power of the Pyramid, Meg Merrick

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Indicators of the Metroscape: Housing Affordability and a $15 Minimum Wage, Elizabeth Morehead

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The Landscape: Equity, Elizabeth Morehead

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Rock, Water, and Gravity: Alchemy Along the Willamette, Andrée Tremoulet

Submissions from 2014

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Nohad Toulan: The University in the City, Carl Abbott

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The Landscape: Urban Center Plaza, Carl Abbott

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Rekindling the Public Romance: Rethinking Civic Engagement, Tony Andersen

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Planning on the Map: National Awards for Newberg & Lake Oswego, Michael D. Harrell

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CUPA's Reach, Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies

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Training for Change: An Interview with Dr. Jeremy Brown, President, PCC, Sheila A. Martin and Jeremy Brown

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Regional Connections, Sheila A. Martin and Jeremy Young

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Building Interfaith Bridges: Dirce and Nohad Toulan's Contribution to Interfaith Dialogue, Mark Rosenbaum

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Hiding in Plain Sight: The Baldock Restoration Project, Andrée Tremoulet, Ellen M. Bassett, and Allison Moe

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The Landscape: Activating the Waterfront, Jeremy Young

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Regional Connections 2: Economy, Jeremy Young, Shelia A. Martin, Meg Merrick, and Robert Smith

Submissions from 2013

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Exploring the Intertwine: 1,250 Miles of Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas, Ramona DeNies

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The Myth of Portlandia, Sara Gates

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Seeking Sustainability and Affordability: Native American Housing in SE Portland, Leah Gibson

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Poultry and the Press: Urban Chickens and the National Stage, Nicole Iroz-Elardo

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The Landscape of Food Production, Nathan McClintock, Jeremy R. Young, Taren Evans, Mike Simpson, and Jacinto Santos

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The Geography of Home: A preview from the Regional Equity Atlas 2.0, Meg Merrick and Kris Smock

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Indicators of the Metroscape: Change in Employment, Elizabeth Morehead

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Indicators of the Metroscape: Low and Very Low Birthweight Babies, Elizabeth Morehead

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On the Edge of Agriculture: An Interview with Narendra Varma and Gianna Banducci of Our Table Cooperative, Mike Simpson

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Community Breeders: Animal Husbandry in Portlandia, Kurt Spickerman

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Estacada, Jeremy R. Young

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Stafford Triangle, Jeremy R. Young

Submissions from 2012

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Changing Climate, Changing Behavior: An Interview with Angus Duncan, Michael Burnham

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Indicators of the Metroscape: Emissions, Michael Burnham

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Indicators of the Metroscape: Voter Turnout, Michael Burnham

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The Landscape: Goose Hollow, Michael Burnham

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The Landscape: Verboort, Michael Burnham

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Columbia Crossroads, Chad Deitchley

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Periodic Atlas of the Metroscape: Planning for Our Aging Society, Alan Kenneth DeLaTorre, Tomoko DeLaTorre, Margaret Neal, Paula C. Carder, Jenny Weinstein, Michael DeShane, and Keren Brown Wilson

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Eastside/Westside.... The Changing Faces in Two Suburban School Districts, Kushlani de Soyza

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Early Inspirations: an Interview with Nichole Maher, Leah Gibson

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Making Way for the Orange Line: A Car-Free Bridge Provides a Transit Link Between Milwaukie and Portland, Merry MacKinnon

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What Chlorine Can't Kill: Cryptosporidium and our Water Supply, Amanda Pampuro and Dylan Grimes

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Periodic Atlas of the Metroscape: The Dream of the 90s is Alive in Portland. Really?, Vivek Shandas and Ryan Dann

Submissions from 2011

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The Road to Damascus, Liona Tannesen Burnham

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State of Flux : An Interview with Former Secretary of State, Phil Keisling, Michael Burnham

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The Landscape: Cornelius, Michael Burnham

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The Landscape: Skamania County, Michael Burnham

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Indicators of the Metroscape: Health Outcomes, Michael Burnham and Neba Noyan