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 the Institute:
The Metropolitan Knowledge Network is Here!
The Metropolitan Knowledge Network is a timely
collection of articles written about the Portland Metro Region and its
national and international context. MKN also provides interactive tools
for graphing and tabulating the data used in these articles. Currently, featured articles include
- Getting By in Oregon: How Much Does it Take? by Sheila Martin and Danon Gu--using The Self-Sufficiency Standard for a realistic view of what it takes to get by in Oregon and shows us who is getting by and who is not.
- Effects of the Economic Downturn in the Portland MSA, by Christian Kaylor, Oregon Economic & Community Development Department
- Business Growth in the Portland Metro Region, by Sheila Martin and Emily Picha. What is a prosperous business? This article examines productivity, entrepreneurship, and the ingredients of innovation for businesses in the Portland Metropolitan Region.
- Exploring our Region’s Prosperity by Sheila Martin and Emily Picha.
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!
Planting Prosperity and Harvesting Health:
Trade-Offs and Sustainability in Our Regional Food System
Trade-Offs and Sustainability in Our Regional Food System
Click here to download the FINAL report on food systems sustainability (.pdf file, 16.4 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.
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).