Tag: los angeles
Los Angeles is far from ending homelessness – but other American...
Brenda Wiewel, University of Southern California
Los Angeles became ground zero for America’s homelessness crisis after President Donald Trump visited the city on Sept. 17.
“We...
Can parks help cities fight crime?
Lincoln Larson, North Carolina State University and S. Scott Ogletree, Clemson University
The relationship between parks and crime remains the subject of debate.
Some scholars...
As Airbnb grows, this is exactly how much it’s bringing down...
Tarik Dogru, Florida State University
Airbnb has grown exponentially since its founding in 2008 and is expected to soon go public in an initial public...
Architecture in 2018: Look to the streets, not the sky
Sean Weiss, City College of New York
A decade after the global economic collapse, urban development is booming.
This is good news for architects. Indeed,...
Literature has long been sounding the alarm about sexual violence in...
Billy J. Stratton, University of Denver
Recent revelations about Hollywood’s culture of sexual harassment and violence might come as a surprise to many Americans.
After all,...
Literature has long been sounding the alarm about sexual violence in...
Billy J. Stratton, University of Denver
Recent revelations about Hollywood’s culture of sexual harassment and violence might come as a surprise to many Americans.
After all,...
Exposure to wildfire smoke: 5 questions answered
Richard E. Peltier, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Editor’s note: Wildfires once again are raging in California – this time in the Los Angeles area, where...
Gentrification? Bring it
Jonathan Wynn, University of Massachusetts Amherst and Andrew Deener, University of Connecticut
In July, a group of long-time, mostly Latino residents of Los Angeles’s Boyle...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
