Toxic Past, Heated Future: Resilience at the Portland Harbor

About this episode

Dr. Vivek Shandas discusses the industrial legacy of the Portland Harbor and its impact on the Willamette River.

We often think of the Willamette River as a scenic backdrop for recreation, but for many, it is a site of "slow violence". On this episode of Locus Focus, Dr. Vivek Shandas of Portland State University explores how the harbor’s industrial legacy—a "toxic graveyard" of W...

People in this episode

Guest: Dr Vivek Shandas

Topics covered

• environment
• pollution
• resilience
• industrial legacy

Keywords

• Willamette River
• toxic graveyard
• slow violence

Mentioned in this episode

Places: the Portland Harbor, the Willamette River

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