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Order, Progress And Carioca Environments: A Preface To Study Space V, Colin Crawford Jan 2013

Order, Progress And Carioca Environments: A Preface To Study Space V, Colin Crawford

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Study Space is on ongoing series of field seminars designed to allow faculty and senior graduate students from multiple disciplines, with the center of gravity in law, to "evaluate human habitats and habits in the 21st century." The fifth iteration of this series, which I started while the co-director of the Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth at Georgia State University College of Law, in Atlanta, took place from July 11-18, 2010. Participants, who included professors and senior graduate students in anthropology, law, philosophy, political science and sociology, came from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala and the United States. …


Warren County's Legacy For Healthy Parks, Schools And Communities: From The Cornfield To El Congreso And Beyond, Robert Garcia, Aubrey White Aug 2010

Warren County's Legacy For Healthy Parks, Schools And Communities: From The Cornfield To El Congreso And Beyond, Robert Garcia, Aubrey White

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This Article traces the impact of the struggle for the Cornfield on the creation of other great urban parks, resource bonds, the greening of the Los Angeles River, and evolving efforts to achieve equity in the distribution of public resources. Part II presents a vision for a comprehensive and coherent web of public spaces, including parks, school fields, rivers, beaches, mountains, and forests, that will enhance human health and economic vitality for all the people of the Southern California region, with lessons for regions across the country. Part III describes lessons learned from raising funds for parks through resource bonds. …