| Toward One Oregon: Rural-Urban Interdependence and the Evolution of a State Contributor(s): Hibbard, Michael (Author), Seltzer, Ethan (Author), Weber, Bruce (Author) |
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ISBN: 0870715968 ISBN-13: 9780870715969 Publisher: Oregon State University Press OUR PRICE: $20.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - Social Science | Sociology - Rural - Business & Economics | Urban & Regional |
| Dewey: 307.097 |
| LCCN: 2010053105 |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 6.09" W x 8.91" (0.65 lbs) 183 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Oregon |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Every state in the nation has geographic divisions that loom large as barriers to common cause. In Oregon, the so-called "rural-urban divide" has shaped its history. "Toward One Oregon" examines the prospects for uniting our geographically diverse state in the years ahead. When Oregon became a state in 1859, its role in the nation and the global economy was quite different than it is today. Current times demand a new, strategic understanding of the state and its role in the nation and the world if its people--all of its people--are to thrive. "Toward One Oregon" examines Oregon's urban and rural history through political, economic, and demographic lenses. The contributors--historians, urban planners, economists, geographers, and political scientists--explore the two Oregons. Using the best of urban and rural policies in strategic and complementary ways, they offer a collaborative path forward--for Oregon and for any state faced with seemingly insurmountable geographic divisions. |