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Geography In Laser-Light: Using Lidar To Map The Metroscape, Justin Sherrill
Geography In Laser-Light: Using Lidar To Map The Metroscape, Justin Sherrill
Metroscape
Forms part of the recurring series Periodic Atlas of the Metroscape.
This issue of the Periodic Atlas will look at the rising prominence and capabilities of lidar, and how local researchers are using the technology to change the way we see, measure, and manage our region.
Life Expectancy, Institute Of Portland Metropolitan Studies
Life Expectancy, Institute Of Portland Metropolitan Studies
Metroscape
Using Center for Disease Control data, we can visualize the spatial distribution of life expectancy estimates. For reference, the life expectancy of an average adult within the United States born in 2016 is 78.6 years. In the Portland Metropolitan region, 34 percent of the population lives in tracts with an average life expectancy below the United States average. These tracts are clustered largely in east Portland and Gresham. Future research should consider exploring other factors related to life expectancy such as race, income, and education.
Forms part of the continuing series Indicators of the Metroscape.
Making The Connection: Municipal Broadband Meets A Need In The Portland Metropolitan Area, Eavan Moore
Making The Connection: Municipal Broadband Meets A Need In The Portland Metropolitan Area, Eavan Moore
Metroscape
Internet access has become critical to participating in modern American society, yet the private market is no closer to serving low-income and rural Americans.
In May 2018, the City of Hillsboro announced it would go ahead with a publicly owned and operated, affordable, gigabit-speed Internet service for the entire city. Multnomah County Commissioners voted for a feasibility study of their own in June. The Port of Ridgefield, Washington, has big hopes for its own fiber optic project. Meanwhile, the city of Sandy, Oregon, has been running its own municipal broadband service for the last six years.
What’s driving this wave? …
Riverside Parks, Institute Of Portland Metropolitan Studies
Riverside Parks, Institute Of Portland Metropolitan Studies
Metroscape
A brief overview of the development of riverfront parks in the Portland Metropolitan Area, including the new Waterfront Park in Vancouver, WA that opened in September 2018.
Preserving Small Farms In Gales Creek, Oregon: An Interview With Gales Creek Residents, Nathan Williams
Preserving Small Farms In Gales Creek, Oregon: An Interview With Gales Creek Residents, Nathan Williams
Metroscape
Nathan Williams conducts interviews with several residents of rural Gales Creek, Oregon, discussing the problems faced by small farmers and challenges for farmland preservation.
Equity In Emergency Management, Sabina Roan, Jaye Cromwell
Equity In Emergency Management, Sabina Roan, Jaye Cromwell
Metroscape
In the decade following Hurricane Katrina, advocates fighting for the rights of people with disabilities changed the field of emergency management. Their pressure on FEMA led to the establishment of legal and planning precedents to include the needs of the whole community in emergency management.(4) There is now a national, legal requirement to plan for people with disabilities and access and functional needs. Despite this important victory for people with disabilities, there have been no direct legal or policy actions that address the disproportionate response along racial and socio-economic lines.
The theory of social equity has its roots in social …