From Chicago to L.A.

Making Sense of Urban Theory

AvMichael Dear,Michael Dear

Häftad, Engelska, 2001

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Beskrivning

For most of the twentieth century, the principles of the "Chicago School" have guided urban analysts throughout the world. Los Angeles has been regarded as an exception to the rules governing the growth of American cities. But just as the Chicago School emerged at a time when that city was reaching new national prominence, Los Angeles is now making its impression on the minds of urbanists across the world.

From Chicago to L.A. begins the task of defining an alternative agenda for urban studies and examines the case for shifting the focus of urban studies from Chicago to Los Angeles. The authors, experienced scholars from a variety of disciplines, examine:

The concepts that have blocked our understanding of Southern California cities
The imaginative structures that people have been using to understand and explain Los Angeles
The utility of the "Los Angeles School" of urbanism

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2001-10-23
Mått:177 x 254 x 25 mm
Vikt:960 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:456
Upplaga:1
Förlag:SAGE Publications
ISBN:9780761920953

Utforska kategorier

Sociala grupper och identitet inom Samhälle och politik

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"The book serves its purpose. It captures a range of the many landscapes that are Los Angeles, it presents a variety of perspectives on urban thought, and it leaves one with a sense about the L.A. School."

Innehållsförteckning

LOS ANGELES AND THE ′LA SCHOOL′The Resistible Rise of the Los Angeles School - Michael J Dear and Steven FlustyDemographic Dynamism in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and Washington, DC - Dowell Myers Los Angeles as Postmodern Urbanism - Michael J Dear and Steven FlustyCITY OF INDUSTRYIndustry and the Landscapes of Social Reform - Greg HiseLos Angeles as a Developmental City-State - Steven P ErieIndustrial Urbanism in Late Twentieth-Cenctury Southern California - Allen J ScottRECONSIDERING COMMUNITYFrom Immigrants in the City, to Immigrant City - Jerome Straughan and Pierrette Hondagneu-SoteloThe Globalization of Urban Homelessness - Madeleine R Stoner ′Play Groups′ no Longer - Cheryl L Maxson & Malcom W KleinUrban Sreet Gangs in the Los Angeles RegionReligion in Los Angeles - Donald E MillerPatterns of Spiritual Practice in a Postmodern CityEcologies of Cyberspace - J Dallas DishmanGay Communities on the InternetRE-VISIONING URBAN THEORYRepresenting "Los Angeles" - Darnell M HuntMedia, Space, and PlaceReturning to Ecology - Ashwani Vasishth and David C SloaneAn Ecosystem Approach to Understanding the CityUrban Nature and the Nature of Urbanism - Jennifer Wolch, Stephanie Pincetl and Laura PulidoSaber Y Conocer - Phillip J Ethington and Martin MeekerThe Metropolis of Urban Inquiry The LA School - Michael J Dear A Personal Introduction