EARLY DENSIFICATION IN AN URBAN CENTER: PORTLAND, OREGON AND THE WAR CODE HOUSING PROGRAM

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dc.contributor.authorFraney, Kerrie
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-07T00:44:55Z
dc.date.available2022-08-07T00:44:55Z
dc.date.issued2019-06
dc.description186 pagesen_US
dc.description.abstractIn order to house the thousands of workers migrating to Portland, Oregon to fill jobs in war-related industries during World War II, Portland’s government relaxed building code standards to allow temporary housing through internal conversions and accessory dwelling units such as garages, outbuildings, and trailers. This terminal project examines Portland’s War Code Housing Program as a historical example of rapid densification in an urban center. Using a database of property information and GIS shapefiles, this terminal project assesses the relaxation of the City’s building code to determine whether a similar relaxation of certain aspects of today’s building code could safely and effectively further encourage dense and affordable housing in Portland. The model of internal conversions and accessory dwelling units to create housing is not radical and is already in discussion among Portland’s urban planners. This is the first published record of the sites associated with the War Code Housing Program and the accompanying data will be valuable to future researchers, city officials, and Portland’s residents.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/27481
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregonen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUniversity of Oregon theses, Historic Preservation Program, DEGREE, YEAR;
dc.rightsCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-USen_US
dc.subjectHistoric Preservationen_US
dc.subjectPreservationen_US
dc.subjectDensificationen_US
dc.subjectPortlanden_US
dc.subjectOregonen_US
dc.subjectHousing Programsen_US
dc.subjectWar Code Housing Programen_US
dc.titleEARLY DENSIFICATION IN AN URBAN CENTER: PORTLAND, OREGON AND THE WAR CODE HOUSING PROGRAMen_US
dc.typeTerminal Projecten_US

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