This is the first draft of the general findings, the structure and language are being reviewed and likely to change. You can view the draft impacts for the various sub-groups by looking at the attached file at http://www.thecrashcourse.org/taskforce/node/203 

• The social safety network is already stretched to its limit. Peak oil will make it more difficult to provide these services. (Public and Social Services)
• The ranks of the vulnerable or marginalized populations will swell, and their overall quality of life will decline more sharply than the rest of society as a result of a diminishing capacity of these populations to meet their basic needs combined with decreasing public support. (Public and Social Services)
• There is a great deal of overlap in the jurisdictions of City, County, Metro, and State governments. The City provides few public and social services on its own and depends heavily on other agencies for services. However, when the systems fail, the City is compelled to attend to the needs of its citizens in other ways (i.e., lack of adequate mental health care provided by the County or State may result in Portland Police being forced to intervene on an emergency basis). (Public and Social Services)
• Any changes that occur in Portland will not happen in a vacuum, but will be felt relative to those taking place globally, nationally and regionally. (Economy)
• There will be winners and losers in every economic sector. (Economy)
• The two big questions Portland faces are 1) how businesses will remain viable in the face of constricted oil supplies and 2) how to ensure that Portland citizens remain employed in high quality jobs. (Economy)
• Some sectors will be impacted in a predictably gradual and linear fashion, whereas other sectors will be impacted in a more unpredictably catastrophic and sudden fashion that may result in overall system disruption. (Land Use and Transportation)

Additional “general findings” to be added on land use, transportation, food, and agriculture.