This paper examines the effect of space and race/ethnicity on labor force participation outcomes among minority and immigrant youth in the Los Angeles metropolitan areas. This research contributes to the spatial mismatch literature by analyzing the differences between first and second generation...

Are contemporary metropolitan regions becoming more dispersed? There are theoretical arguments for both concentration and dispersal. The purpose of our research is to establish an empirical base that can help us understand the evolution of metropolitan spatial structure. Using data for the Los...

This paper examines the effect of space and race/ethnicity on labour force participation outcomes among minority and immigrant youth in the Los Angeles metropolitan areas. This research contributes to the spatial mismatch literature by analysing the differences between firstand second-generation...

This paper explores the origin and evolution of the Asian Financial Crisis in connection with the real estate development, focusing on the unique characteristics and problems of Chinaís real estate sector, with special reference to Shanghai.

Are contemporary metropolitan regions becoming more dispersed? There are theoretical arguments for both concentration and dispersal. The purpose of our research is to establish an empirical base that can help us to understand the evolution of metropolitan spatial structure. Using data for the...

Spontaneous orders are all around us. These have been defined as resulting from human action rather than human design. Prominent examples include language, th e common law, the scientific process, the various applications of the internet, and the market economy – all of them important...

Due north of Culver City and southwest of Hollywood, lies Century City, an icon of midcentury modernism and urban planning (see Figure 2.1). Midcentury modernism in Los Angeles is most closely associated with sleek glass houses in the Hollywood Hills, while Los Angeles midcentury planning evokes...

Since the option to redevelop a property is valuable, ground leased property should trade at adiscount relative to fee simple property because of the impairment of the value of that optionresulting from the foreshortened horizon of the leaseholder. This discount would be over andabove the...

Prices of existing houses peaked in southern California during the second quarter of 1990 andpreceded a lengthy recession. This paper examines the response of homebuilders in a masterplanned community in the suburban Los Angeles region to the end of the boom and the onsetand deepening of the...