Loft Living In Skid Row
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Loft Living In Skid Row
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Author : Michael Powe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Loft Living In Skid Row written by Michael Powe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with categories.
This dissertation investigates the social, political, and economic consequences of downtown loft conversions, focusing on the case of Los Angeles's Skid Row. Through loft conversions, aging industrial and commercial buildings are transformed into residential apartments or condominiums. Lofts are seen as a promising mode of urban revitalization for city governments faced with tightening budgets, stiff intercity competition for capital investment, and problems with homelessness and decaying infrastructure. While such developments may make economic sense from cities' perspectives, the juxtaposition of housing and services for marginalized groups and relatively wealthy loft dwellers poses challenges. The needs and priorities of long-time residents of distressed neighborhoods are often very different from those of their loft resident neighbors. City-sponsored loft conversions raise concerns of exclusion and social injustice, as well as questions about for whom and for what interests city policies and plans function. The research employed a qualitative case study methodology and included three major data collection strategies: semi-structured interviews, archival data collection, and field observations. 75 interviews were conducted with diverse "loft district" residents, city planners and police officials, local business representatives, loft developers, and advocates of low-income and homeless populations. Archival documents such as Los Angeles city policies, mass media publications, and loft marketing materials were collected, and field observations were conducted throughout the neighborhood. The dissertation argues that loft development benefited Skid Row by attracting attention and investment to some of the area's long-neglected problems. Loft conversions did not result in the displacement of longer-tenured residents. Lofts and other new developments in the area did, however, bring about social and discursive tensions between residents and between city officials and low-income resident advocates. Loft development also brought to light double-standards involving trash collection, the provision of public toilets, openness to the presence of families, and the spatial overconcentration of alcohol-serving businesses. The dissertation suggests that inclusive, neighborhood-level planning and focused attention to residents' concerns would likely have a substantial impact on bringing together views of the neighborhood and lessening current injustices. Recommendations address prospects for socially inclusive "loft districts" and carry implications for neighborhood planning and community development amidst social differences.
Loft Living
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Author : Sharon Zukin
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 1989
Loft Living written by Sharon Zukin and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Architecture categories.
Behind the dirty, cast-iron facades of nineteenth-century loft buildings, an elegant style of life developed during the 1960s and 1970s. This style of life -- of using the city as a consumption mode -- was tied to the presence of artists, whose "happenings," performances, and studio spaces shaped a public perception of the good life at the center of the city.
Edra40
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Author : Environmental Design Research Association. Conference
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2009
Edra40 written by Environmental Design Research Association. Conference and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Architectural design categories.
Loft Living
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Author : Sharon Zukin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Loft Living written by Sharon Zukin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Buildings categories.
From Nazareth To Skid Row The Real Reality Of Skid Row Systemic And Homiletic Insights
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Author : Rev. Jeffrey R. Thomas, PhD
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2014-08-28
From Nazareth To Skid Row The Real Reality Of Skid Row Systemic And Homiletic Insights written by Rev. Jeffrey R. Thomas, PhD and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-28 with Religion categories.
The Real Reality of Skid Row: A Practical Theology Perspective looks with an unblinking eye at the details of the lives of homeless people and uses the portraits that emerge as the perspective from which to think theologically about the challenges they face and calling the church hears to offer its witness to them. Rev. Jeffrey R. Thomas, PhD, drawing upon his time serving as a pastor of a congregation in Skid Row, Los Angeles, sketches out the contours of individuals' lives, analyzes the personal and societal factors that contribute to their circumstances, and suggests approaches for shaping the church's responses in both word and deed.
Intown Living
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Author : Ann Breen
language : en
Publisher: Island Press
Release Date : 2005-02-28
Intown Living written by Ann Breen and has been published by Island Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-02-28 with Business & Economics categories.
After decades of abandonment, cities across North America are experiencing a renaissance. A new generation is seeking greater excitement and diversity than the typical suburban subdivision offers and many people are instead looking to make their homes in lively urban environments. In Intown Living, authors Ann Breen and Dick Rigby document this movement, arguing that if properly nurtured, it could help slow current patterns of sprawling development and help revitalize America's cities. They illustrate the many benefits of city living and offer strategies and encouragement for public officials and private developers to team up and expand central city housing opportunities. The authors present in-depth studies of eight cities--Atlanta; Dallas; Houston; Memphis; Minneapolis; New Orleans; Portland, Oregon; and Vancouver, British Columbia--that are experiencing this type of renaissance, and consider common elements shared by the cities, as well as their differences. Intown Living is an important new resource for a wide audience of professionals involved with urban design and planning. It will also be of interest to the many people concerned with historic preservation or smart growth, and for students and researchers involved with urban studies and related fields.
Information And Exclusion
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Author : Lior Jacob Strahilevitz
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2011-07-19
Information And Exclusion written by Lior Jacob Strahilevitz and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-19 with Law categories.
DIVNearly all communities are exclusive in some way. When race or wealth is the basis of exclusion, the homogeneity of a neighborhood, workplace, or congregation is controversial. In other instances, as with an artist's colony or a French language book club, exclusivity is tolerable or even laudable. In this engaging book, Lior Strahilevitz introduces a new theory for understanding how exclusivity is created and maintained in residential, workplace, and social settings, one that emphasizes information's role in facilitating exclusion. The book provides many colorful examples to show how lawmakers frequently misunderstand the subtle mechanics of exclusion, leaving enormous loopholes in the law. Strahilevitz focuses particular attention on today's changing dynamics of exclusion and discusses how technology presents new opportunities for governments to stamp out the most offensive exclusionary behaviors./div
Young And Homeless In Hollywood
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Author : Susan M. Ruddick
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-05-22
Young And Homeless In Hollywood written by Susan M. Ruddick and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-22 with Architecture categories.
Young and Homeless in Hollywood examines the social and spacial dynamics that contributed to the construction of a new social imaginary--"homeless youth"--in the United States during a period of accelerated modernization from the mid 1970s to the 1990s. Susan Ruddick draws from a range of theoretical frameworks and empirical treatments that deal with the relationship between placemaking and the politics of social identity.
Urban Underworlds
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Author : Thomas Heise
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2011
Urban Underworlds written by Thomas Heise and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Literary Criticism categories.
Urban Underworlds is an exploration of city spaces, pathologized identities, lurid fears, and American literature. Surveying one hundred years of history, and fusing sociology, urban planning, and criminology with literary and cultural studies, it chronicles how and why marginalized populations-immigrant Americans in the Lower East Side, gays and lesbians in Greenwich Village and downtown Los Angeles, the black underclass in Harlem and Chicago, and the new urban poor dispersed across American cities-have been selectively targeted as "urban underworlds" and their neighborhoods.
Lofts
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Author : Arco Team
language : en
Publisher: H.F. Ullmann
Release Date : 2008-02
Lofts written by Arco Team and has been published by H.F. Ullmann this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-02 with Architecture categories.