Flood Control in Metropolitan Los Angeles

Air pollution and daily hospital admissions in metropolitan Los Angeles.

We used daily time-series analysis to evaluate associations between ambient carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, particulate matter [less than and equal to] 10 microm in aerodynamic diameter (PM(10)), or ozone concentrations, and hospital admissions for cardiopulmonary illnesses in metropolitan Los Angeles during 1992-1995. We performed Poisson regressions for the entire patient population and fo...

Los Angeles Studies

Writings on Los Angeles highlight the city as a flashpoint for theoretical and empirical research on postmodernism, post-Fordism, globalization, urban spatial development, cultural heterogeneity, and symbolic mediation. This essay reviews a selection of books and articles that take Los Angeles as their topic of study and argues that these writings signal the emergence of a specialty field that ...

After the Resolution: Excess Commuting for Two-Worker Households in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area SeyoungKim

Gender Differences in Commuting: An Empirical Study of the Greater Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

is one of ten regional units mandated by Congress and established in Fall 1988 to support research, education, and training in surface transportation. The UC Center serves federal Region IX and is supported by matching grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), and the University. Based on the Berkeley Campus, UCTC draws upon exist...

Smart Growth in Two Contrastive Metropolitan Areas: A Comparison Between Portland and Los Angeles

This study compares urban landscapes in the Portland and Los Angeles metropolitan areas at the neighborhood level by operationalizing six smart growth indices and mapping their spatial distribution patterns and time trends. Analysis results show that the two metropolitan areas have both strengths and weaknesses in different aspects of smart growth. Most neighborhoods in both regions do not exce...