Publications
The briefs and reports below provide a sample of recent research by Lewis Center faculty, affiliated scholars, staff, and students, produced internally or by our partner centers and other universities. Learn more about support for students and the Graduate Student Fellows program to fund students conducting capstone research.
Note: Briefs and reports are often adapted from or into published books and articles in academic journals, which are not listed here.
| Title | Author(s) | Year |
|---|---|---|
Journal ArticleIt's Time to End Single-Family ZoningIn this Viewpoints, the authors write how R1 zoning in the United States promotes exclusion and exacerbates inequality, benefiting homeowners at the expense of renters and limiting access to high-opportunity places. They argue that these negative impacts outweigh weak arguments for R1 and that planners should work to abolish it. |
Michael Manville, Paavo Monkkonen, Michael Lens | 2019 |
BriefRevisiting LA’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance and “Allowable Rent Increases”California’s worsening housing crisis has triggered an intense debate about rent control. This brief examines how local jurisdictions have considerable leeway in reforming their rent control programs, such as Los Angeles’ rent-stabilization ordinance. |
Shane Phillips | 2019 |
BriefUCLA Data for Democracy: Parks in Los AngelesUCLA’s Data for Democracy in LA partnered with the Lewis Center to consider what’s up with parks, why they matter, and how they might better serve Los Angeles. |
Center X | 2019 |
Student WorkPlanning for Kids: Educating and Engaging Elementary School Students in Urban Planning and Urban Design ToolKitA toolkit for elementary-school teachers to introduce concepts of urban planning in the classroom. |
Alvin-Christian Nuval | 2019 |
BriefTransit-Oriented Development & Commercial Gentrification: Exploring the LinkagesThis research brief focuses on Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area to examine the relationship between commercial gentrification and fixed rail transit, transit ridership and traffic crashes. |
Karen Chapple, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Dov Kadin, Joseph Poirier, Silvia R. Gonzalez, Dov Kadin, and Joseph Poirier | 2019 |
Student WorkIncreasing Equity in LA’s New Street Vending Permit Program to Increase Quality of Life for Vendors BriefThis research aims to understand how the rules and regulations of the Los Angeles ordinance affect current street vendors by deploying three methods: participant observation, mapping, and comparative study. |
Nichole Heil | 2019 |
Student WorkMeeting the Needs of Central American Migrant Youth in Schools BriefThe goal of this qualitative inquiry was to explore the barriers that Central American migrant youth face in California education settings while using the power of participatory action research to harness the direct voices of this unique and rapidly growing population. |
Amy Aguilar, Desiree Lopez, Laurie Millan | 2019 |
Student WorkPlanning for Kids: Educating and Engaging Elementary School Students in Urban Planning and Urban Design BriefThis study aimed to evaluate Rosewood elementary school's urban planning curriculum to develop a toolkit and recommendations based on the challenges that Rosewood teachers faced. |
Alvin-Christian Nuval | 2019 |
Student WorkCommunity Land Trust Feasibility in Los Angeles County BriefThis research examined current community land trust feasibility in Los Angeles County in consideration of the existing affordable housing funding and housing market environment. |
C.J. Horvath | 2019 |
Student WorkHousing Choice and Access in the Eastern Coachella Valley: An Ethnographic Study of Housing among Low-Wage Workers BriefThe focus of this project is to more holistically understand housing typologies and choices in the Eastern Coachella Valley. |
Christian Mendez | 2019 |