Tensions in Diversity : Spaces for Collective Life in Los Angeles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chan, Felicity Hwee-Hwa.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--Social aspects--California--Los Angeles County.

City planning.

Cultural pluralism--California--Los Angeles County.

Cultural pluralism.

Minorities--California--Los Angeles County.

Minorities.

Public spaces--California--Los Angeles County.

Public spaces.

Sociology, Urban--California--Los Angeles County.

Sociology, Urban.

California--Los Angeles County.

Los Angeles County (Calif.)--Ethnic relations.

Los Angeles County (Calif.).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2022.

Summary:

"Urban landscapes are complex spaces of sociocultural diversity, characterized by narratives of both conviviality and conflict. As people with multiple ethnicities and nationalities find their common destinies in thriving globalizing cities, social cohesiveness becomes more precarious as different beliefs, practices, ambitions, values, and affiliations intersect in close proximity, producing social tensions. Tensions in Diversity presents a multi-method comparative study that draws on the experiences of 140 residents of native and immigrant origin, community organizers, and municipal officers in three culturally diverse neighbourhoods of varying income levels in Los Angeles County. Using cognitive mapping analysis combined with data from interviews, surveys, and participant observation, this book explores just how exactly coexistence is socio-spatially experienced and negotiated in daily life. Tensions in Diversity identifies the planning and design considerations that enable intercultural learning in the public places within diverse cities. In doing so, this book foregrounds urban space as an active force in shaping coexistence and convivial public environments."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half-Title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction: The Promise and Peril of Los Angeles

2 Comparing Spaces of Globalization and Diversity

3 Scenes of Diversity in Wealth, Poverty, and Inequality

4 Tensions in Diversity

5 Boundaries and Local Belongings

6 Intercultural Contours of a Diverse Public Realm

7 Designing for Collective Intercultural Life

8 Conclusions: Conflict and Conviviality in Diversity

Appendix 1: Demographic Data

Appendix 2: List of Participants

Appendix 3: Interview Questions and Survey

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Chan, Felicity Hwee-Hwa Tensions in Diversity

ISBN:

9781487545314

1487545312

9781487545147

1487545142

OCLC:

1329294011