{"product_id":"tensions-in-diversity-spaces-for-collective-life-in-los-angeles-hardback-9781487545123","title":"Tensions in Diversity; Spaces for Collective Life in Los Angeles (Hardback) 9781487545123","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTensions in Diversity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSpaces for Collective Life in Los Angeles\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFelicity Hwee-Hwa Chan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487545123\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 November 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e264 pages, 22 b\u0026amp;w illustrations, 12 b\u0026amp;w tables, 4 b\u0026amp;w figures, 29 b\u0026amp;w tables\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 2 cm, 0.52 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"[Chan\u0026amp;#x2019;s] findings and insights are of use to anyone interested in urbanization, urban planning, community life, race and ethnicity, or Los Angeles specifically.\" - Ronald J. Angel, University of Texas Austin (\u003cem\u003eEthnic and Racial Studies\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eUrban 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTensions in Diversity\u003c\/i\u003e 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 how exactly coexistence is socio-spatially experienced and negotiated in daily life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTensions in Diversity\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Introduction: The Promise and Peril of Los Angeles\u003cbr\u003e\"Diversity Explosion\": Race, Ethnicity, Nationality, Class, and Income\u003cbr\u003eCities of Diversity: Nested Social Complex\u003cbr\u003eStudying Diversity as a Socio-Spatial Phenomenon\u003cbr\u003eMore Quality Contact, Not Less\u003cbr\u003eThe Trouble with Diversity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Comparing Spaces of Globalization and Diversity\u003cbr\u003eNeighbourhood and Community in Tension\u003cbr\u003eApproaching the Three Locales \u003cbr\u003eCognitive Mapping of Diversity \u003cbr\u003eReflections on Fieldwork\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Scenes of Diversity in Wealth, Poverty, and Inequality\u003cbr\u003eScene One: In San Marino\u003cbr\u003eSocio-Spatial Differentiation: Wealth and Ethnicity\u003cbr\u003eDivergent Routines\u003cbr\u003eScene Two: In Central Long Beach\u003cbr\u003eEthnicity as an Organizing Principle in Social Space\u003cbr\u003e\"Canalized\" Practices in Shared Space\u003cbr\u003eScene Three: In Mid-Wilshire\u003cbr\u003eContested Space and Cultural Enclaves\u003cbr\u003eRelational Web in Density and Diversity\u003cbr\u003eConcluding Thoughts: Multivalent Diversities in Los Angeles\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Tensions in Diversity\u003cbr\u003eCompeting Values in San Marino\u003cbr\u003eEthnic Turfs in Central Long Beach\u003cbr\u003eProfiling in Polarities: Mid-Wilshire\u003cbr\u003eConcluding Thoughts about Tensions of Diversity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Boundaries and Local Belongings\u003cbr\u003eElective Boundaries\u003cbr\u003eCircumscribed Boundaries\u003cbr\u003ePolarized Boundaries\u003cbr\u003eFostering Local Belongings\u003cbr\u003e(S)elective Belonging\u003cbr\u003eConcluding Thoughts: Crossing Boundaries\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Intercultural Contours of a Diverse Public Realm\u003cbr\u003eConfigurations of Relational Web\u003cbr\u003eInterculturalism in Los Angeles\u003cbr\u003eBarriers to Intercultural Learning and Understanding in Los Angeles\u003cbr\u003eLacking Community Space? Intercultural Opportunities in the Public Realm\u003cbr\u003eNeighbourhood Parks\u003cbr\u003ePublic Libraries\u003cbr\u003ePublic Events and Festivals\u003cbr\u003eConcluding Thoughts: Public Realm of Diversity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Designing for Collective Intercultural Life\u003cbr\u003eEvaluating the Urban Form of Diverse Public Environments\u003cbr\u003eInterculturalism in Urban Planning and Design Practice?\u003cbr\u003eCo-producing a Convivial Collective Life: Qualities of Intercultural Places\u003cbr\u003eConcluding Thoughts: Design for Public Life\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Conclusions: Conflict and Conviviality in Diversity\u003cbr\u003eDiverse Public Realm and Its Promises\u003cbr\u003eImplications beyond Los Angeles\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendices\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595895795992,"sku":"9781487545123","price":34.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/tensions-in-diversity-spaces-for-collective-life-in-los-angeles-hardback-9781487545123","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}