Jared Diamond and Charles Mann to Discuss Their New Books at AAG Annual Meeting
Jared Diamond and Charles Mann will speak on their most recent books in a special session at the AAG Annual Meeting in Los Angeles at 6:45 on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. This session is hosted by the AAG and its new publication, The AAG Review of Books. Diamond In his latest book, The World Until…
Los Angeles, the Improbably Sustainable City
By Stephanie Pincetl To many, even Angelenos, Los Angeles is the poster child of all that is unsustainable. Sprawling, polluted, car dependent, center-less, the importer of water, devoid of culture and urbanity, Los Angeles is seen as the antithesis of a sustainable city. But some basic indicators show how Los Angeles, and its surrounding county,…
Ethnic Change and Enclaves in Los Angeles
By James P. Allen and Eugene Turner Los Angeles County is home to 10 million people—more than any other county in the It includes the City of Los Angeles and 87 other cities. Although interconnected with four adjacent counties in a massive metropolitan area of over 17 million residents, Los Angeles County has always had…