Welcome to the Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies
The Institute was created to better connect the university to issues of concern to communities in the six-county Portland-Vancouver Metropolitan Area, and to bring new attention to key issues of metropolitan significance. Acting as both a broker and a catalyst, the Institute has been serving the region since 1992. Using the navigation bar, you can:
- find out ABOUT the Institute, its mission, board and staff.
- learn more about OUR REGION
- see what kinds of PROJECTS we're currently engaged in
- read about upcoming EVENTS at the Institute
- download our PUBLICATIONS
- or CONTACT us for more information or to give us your comments.
New at IMS:
 New Silicon Forest Universe Poster!
Version 2.0 is here at last! A revised version of our original 2003 "Silicon Forest Universe" poster with genealogy of 894 companies, venture capital firms, and other support organizations. To read more about the poster, click here. To order your copy ($15, includes postage), click here.
 Regional Community Gardens
As part of the Food System Sustainability Assessment, IMS is compiling a comprehensive directory of community gardens in the Portland region. Click here to learn more about the project!
 The Summer 2008 issue of Metroscape is here!
Click here to dowwnload articles about healthy planning, finding gems in the metroscape, and more!
 Planting Prosperity and Harvesting Health:
Trade-Offs and Sustainability in Our Regional Food System
Click here to download the draft report on food systems sustainability (.pdf file, 23.8 MB).
To open the file, you will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded at http://www.adobe.com/
Click here to learn more about the Food System Sustainability Project.
Please note that this is a draft of the report. Based on the information we gathered at the April 25 Forum, we will be making revisions, and hope to have a final version available in July.
 PhotoVoice 08: using photography to perform community assessment and stimulate social change. A PSU Senior Capstone that assessed barriers to healthy eating and physical activity in the Portsmouth and St. Johns neighborhoods through theHealthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Initiative.
Click here to view the Clarendon/Portsmouth & James John Schools' Community PhotoVoice Project (Jan-March 2008).
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