Description
Book SynopsisAt once informative and entertaining, inspiring and challenging, this book provides an understanding of urban development and change over the past forty years in Los Angeles and other city regions of the world.
Trade Review"An accessible, informative and often entertaining intellectual memoir and tour of the city as seen through the L.A. School, which has contributed some of the most provocative and productive ideas to our understanding of cities in recent history." -- Jon Christensen Los Angeles Times
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1 * When It First Came Together in Los Angeles 2 * Taking Los Angeles Apart 3 * Inside Exopolis: Views of Orange County 4 * Comparing Los Angeles 5 * On the Postmetropolitan Transition 6 * A Look Beyond Los Angeles 7 * Regional Urbanization and the End of the Metropolis Era 8 * Seeking Spatial Justice in Los Angeles 9 * Occupy Los Angeles: A Very Contemporary Conclusion Appendix 1: Source Texts by the Author Appendix 2: Complementary Video Sources Index
