Reinventing Los Angeles : nature and community in the global city /

Describes how water politics, cars and freeways, and immigration and globalization have shaped Los Angeles, and how innovative social movements are working to make a more livable and sustainable city.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gottlieb, Robert, 1944-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2007.
Colección:Urban and industrial environments.
Temas:
City planning > California > Los Angeles.
Sociology, Urban > California > Los Angeles.
Urban ecology (Sociology) > California > Los Angeles.
Sociologie urbaine > Californie > Los Angeles.
Écologie urbaine > Californie > Los Angeles.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Regional Planning.
City planning
Sociology, Urban
Urban ecology (Sociology)
California > Los Angeles
ARCHITECTURE/Urban Design
ENVIRONMENT/General
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The reinvention of Los Angeles: an introduction
  • Nature in the city
  • Community in the city
  • Water for the city
  • Re-envisioning the Los Angeles river
  • Cars and freeways in the city
  • The magic of Arroyofest
  • City of migrations
  • Social change across borders
  • Globalization from below: a conclusion
  • Notes
  • Index.

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