Cities On The Edge Of Disaster
11 October 2000 - 8:00am
CNN presents a special series about how the limits of the city are being tested -- and use Portland as a case study.
"The city is the embodiment of life in the 21st century. But the limits of the modern metropolis model are being tested by worsening pollution, transportation woes and land-use issues. The path to sustainability of the model may lead through Portland, Oregon."
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CNN, October 5, 2000
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