CiNii Books - The city : Los Angeles and urban theory at the end of the twentieth century

Los Angeles has grown from a scattered collection of towns and villages to one of the largest megacities in the world. In the process, it has inspired controversy among critics and scholars, as well as among its residents. Seeking original perspectives rather than consensus, the editors of The City have assembled a variety of essays examining the built environment and human dynamics of this extraordinary modern city, emphasizing the dramatic changes that have occurred since 1960. Together the essays by experts in urban planning, architecture, geography, and sociology create a new kind of urban analysis, one that is open to diversity but strongly committed to collective theoretical and practical understanding.

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Introduction to Los Angeles, Edward W. Soja and Allen J. Scott
hetero-architecture and the L.A school, Charles Jencks
the first American city, Richard Weinstein
in the city, time becomes visible, Michael Dear
the evolution of transportation policy in Los Angeles, Martin Wachs
how Eden lost its garden, Mike Davis
bounding and binding metropolitan space, Margaret FitzSimmons and Robert Gottlieb
L.A. as product, Harvey Molotch
high-technology industrial developmentin the San Fernando Valley and Ventura County, Allen J. Scott
income and racial inequality in Los Angeles, Paul Ong and Evelyn Blumenberg
a city called heaven, Susan Anderson
Latino Los Angeles, Raymond A. Rocco
from global to local, Jennifer Walch
Los Angeles 1965-1992, Edward W. Soja.

Volume: : pbk ISBN 9780520213135

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Los Angeles has grown from a scattered collection of towns and villages to one of the largest megacities in the world. In the process, it has inspired controversy among critics and scholars, as well as among its residents. Seeking original perspectives rather than consensus, the editors of The City have assembled a variety of essays examining the built environment and human dynamics of this extraordinary modern city, emphasizing the dramatic changes that have occurred since 1960. Together the essays--by experts in urban planning, architecture, geography, and sociology--create a new kind of urban analysis, one that is open to diversity but strongly committed to collective theoretical and practical understanding.

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PREFACE CONTRIBUTORS 1. Introduction to Los Angeles: City and Region Edward W Soja and Allen I Scott 2. The First American City Richard S. Weinstein 3. Hetero-Architecture and the L.A. School Charles Jencks 4. In the City, Time Becomes Visible: Intentionality and Urbanism in Los Angeles, 1781-1991 Michael Dear 5. The Evolution of Transportation Policy in Los Angeles: Images of Past Policies and Future Prospects Martin Wachs 6. How Eden Lost Its Garden: A Political History of the Los Angeles Landscape Mike Davis 7. Bounding and Binding Metropolitan Space: The Ambiguous Politics of Nature in Los Angeles Margaret FitzSimmons and Robert Gottlieb 8. L.A. as Design Product: How Art Works in a Regional Economy Harvey Molotch 9. High-Technology Industrial Development in the San Fernando Valley and Ventura County: Observations on Economic Growth and the Evolution of Urban Form Allen J. Scott 10. Income and Racial Inequality in Los Angeles Paul Ong and Evelyn Blumenberg 11. A City Called Heaven: Black Enchantment and Despair in Los Angeles Susan Anderson 12. Latino Los Angeles: Reframing Boundaries/Borders Raymond A. Rocco 13. From Global to Local: The Rise of Homelessness in Los Angeles during the 1980s Jennifer Wolch 14. Los Angeles, 1965-1992: From Crisis-Generated Restructuring to Restructuring-Generated Crisis Edward W. Soja ILLUSTRATION CREDITS INDEX

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