Title: Causes of Urban Poverty and Urban Planning in Portland, Oregon

Contents

1-Wilson identifies a number of causes that are responsible for concentrated urban poverty. Identify the cause that you think is the most important and why? Do you see any relevance to Los Angeles?

2-Identify and discuss a particular planning program that planners in Portland have implemented.  Should Los Angeles do something similar?

Key source:

William, J. (2008). The political and economic forces shaping concentrated poverty.

Political Science Quarterly, 123 (2008), 555-571.

Number of words: 505