L. A. Now

by Koshalek, Richard; Mayne, Thom; Hutt, Dana

• ISBN13: 9780961870560
• ISBN10: 0961870567
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-08-01
• Publisher: Univ of California Pr

Summary

Los Angeles faces rapid, continuous growth in the new century. Even though today's vital infrastructure and systems are pushed beyond capacity, the greater metropolis will receive an additional two million people by 2005. To prepare for this tremendous growth, the city must reconsider its planning strategies as well as the revitalization of the downtown core--the geographical and symbolic heart of Los Angeles and, potentially, the connective tissue for all of the city's cultures. By applying original thought and creativity to the challenges of the downtown area, we can begin to plan now for the real consequences of Los Angeles's future growth. Conceived by Richard Koshalek,L.A. Nowis a collaborative design initiative to focus creativity on downtown Los Angeles and provide the foundation for its future development.L.A. Nowbrings together the work of UCLA architecture students under the direction of studio leader Thom Mayne (Morphosis), CalArts Graphic Design students, and Art Center film and photography students and others in two distinctive, lavishly illustrated books. The first volume,L.A. Now,offers a virtual snapshot of Los Angeles at the beginning of the twenty-first century. A rich amalgamation of recent data, text, graphic design, and photography, this book documents the city's radical heterogeneity, hybridity, and fragmentation into four sections: Los Angeles, habitat, people, and money. Cover Photo Credit: Mark Lipson

Table of Contents

Foreword	8	(2)
Introduction	10	(2)
Acknowledgments	12	(12)
Urban Growth	24	(6)
City Comparisons	30	(3)
Agglomeration Comparisons	33	(5)
Megalopolis Comparisons	38	(2)
State Comparisons	40	(2)
Country Comparisons	42	(2)
Sprawl	44	(14)
Ecological Footprint	58	(2)
Ocean	60	(4)
Rivers & Lakes	64	(4)
Mountains	68	(2)
Desert	70	(4)
Flora	74	(8)
Fauna	82	(2)
Temperature	84	(2)
Precipitation	86	(1)
Wind	87	(3)
Natural Disaster: Landslides	90	(2)
Natural Disaster: Earthquakes	92	(6)
Natural Disaster: Wildfires	98	(14)
Built Mass & Land Use	112	(4)
Parks & Public Lands	116	(2)
Resources & Consumption	118	(2)
Resources & Consumption: Water	120	(2)
Resources & Consumption: Energy	122	(4)
Resources & Consumption: Food	126	(2)
Resources & Consumption: Waste	128	(4)
Air Travel	132	(6)
Rail Travel	138	(6)
Road Travel	144	(6)
Air Quality	150	(12)
100 People of Los Angeles	162	(6)
Body Beautiful	168	(4)
Ethnicity	172	(6)
Immigration & Migration	178	(4)
Age	182	(2)
Language	184	(2)
Education	186	(2)
Civic Identity	188	(4)
Homeless	192
Spirituality	184	(12)
Death	196	(10)
Global Economy/Top Industries	206	(4)
Los Angeles Industry	210	(2)
International Trade	212	(4)
Wholesale Trade/Manufacturing	216	(2)
Motion Picture/T.V. Production	218	(2)
Technology/Financial Services	220	(2)
Business Services/Government Money/Health Services	222	(4)
Tourism	226	(4)
Pornography	230	(4)
Employment/Unemployment	234	(4)
Income/Household Ranking	238	(2)
Expenditure	240	(4)
Housing	244