The Reluctant Metropolis: The Politics of Urban Growth in Los Angeles

by William Fulton

Book Overview

A Los Angeles Times Bestseller"William Fulton is the Raymond Chandler of Los Angeles real estate."--Kevin Starr, California State Librarian and author of Material Dreams: Los Angeles through the 1920s

In twelve engaging essays, William Fulton chronicles the history of urban planning in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, tracing the legacy of short-sighted political and financial gains that has resulted in a vast urban...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801865069
• ISBN13: 9780801865060
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher