Is Joel Kotkin Flip-Flopping On Portland Criticism?

Joseph Cortright offers a rebuttal to Joel Kotkin's criticism of Portland as an 'Ephemeral City'.

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December 14, 2005, 9:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen


"When you read Kotkin's concept of the Ephemeral City, ask yourself which Joel Kotkin you should believe: the one who wrote this piece for The Oregonian, or the one who wrote pretty much the opposite in a report for St. Louis last year and in his 2000 book, "The New Geography: How the Digital Revolution is Reshaping the American Landscape."

...There's a difference between the deft turn of a phrase and thoughtful scholarship. How can Kotkin come down with such assured conviction on both sides of these questions? Maybe he's just confused."

Thanks to Sheila Edmundson Redick

Wednesday, December 14, 2005 in The Oregonian

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