Diálogos: Placemaking in Latino Communities

Author:   Michael Rios (University of California, Davis, USA) ,  Leonardo Vazquez (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA) ,  Leonardo Vazquez
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415679015


Pages:   218
Publication Date:   31 January 2012
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Michael Rios (University of California, Davis, USA) ,  Leonardo Vazquez (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA) ,  Leonardo Vazquez
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.440kg
ISBN:  

9780415679015


ISBN 10:   041567901
Pages:   218
Publication Date:   31 January 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

"1. Historical Overview of Latinos and Planning in the Southwest: 1900 to Present 2. Planning in the Face of Anti-Immigrant Sentiment: Latino Immigrants and Land Use Conflicts in Orange County, California Stacy 3. Transnational Placemaking in Small-Town America 4. Using Culture as a Competitive Advantage: Attracting Cultural Tourism in Latino Neighborhoods 5. Public Space Attachments for Latino and Immigrant Communities: A Case Study of MacArthur Park 6. Latinos and Incremental Construction: A Case Study of Texas Colonias 7. Placemaking in New York City: From Puerto Rican to Pan-Latino 8. Planning Against Displacement: A Decade of Progressive Community-based Planning in San Francisco’s Mission District 9. Finding a Place Called ""Home"": Homemaking as Placemaking for Guatemalan Immigrants in South Florida 10. Planning for Possible Futures: The Role of Scenario Planning in Cross-Cultural Deliberation 11. Through the Viewfinder: Using Multimedia Techniques to Engage Latino Youth in Community Planning 12. 17th and South Jackson: Relocating Casa Latina and Navigating Cultural Crossroads in Seattle Epilogue"

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Dialogos is in the vanguard of encouraging culturally competent conversations, offering an added dimension to understanding Latino culture and placemaking in the United States . - Lydia R. Otero, Buildings & Landscapes, Associate Professor, University of Arizona, USA


""Diálogos is in the vanguard of encouraging culturally competent conversations, offering an added dimension to understanding Latino culture and placemaking in the United States"". – Lydia R. Otero, Buildings & Landscapes, Associate Professor, University of Arizona, USA ""Urban planners, community organizations, urban designers, and planning educators dealing with Latino issues should read this book as it provides case studies with several examples of the challenges of planning with Latino populations and provides solutions to some of these issues. The editors have succeeded in presenting diverse viewpoints by including case studies from various places in the United States that range from incremental housing to displacement to incorporating Latino youth in the planning process."" - Aparna Thatte, Jornal of Planning Education and Research


"""Diálogos is in the vanguard of encouraging culturally competent conversations, offering an added dimension to understanding Latino culture and placemaking in the United States"". – Lydia R. Otero, Buildings & Landscapes, Associate Professor, University of Arizona, USA ""Urban planners, community organizations, urban designers, and planning educators dealing with Latino issues should read this book as it provides case studies with several examples of the challenges of planning with Latino populations and provides solutions to some of these issues. The editors have succeeded in presenting diverse viewpoints by including case studies from various places in the United States that range from incremental housing to displacement to incorporating Latino youth in the planning process."" - Aparna Thatte, Jornal of Planning Education and Research"


Author Information

Michael Rios is Chair of the Community Development Graduate Group and Associate Professor of Urban Design and Community Planning at the University of California, Davis. His research and practice focus on marginality and urbanism. He received his Ph.D. in Geography from the Pennsylvania State University, and M.Arch. and M.C.P. from the University of California, Berkeley. Leonardo Vazquez is Director of the Professional Development Institute and the Leading Institute at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. He is a community and local economic development planner with expertise in cultural competency, leadership development, and strategic communications. He is a co-founder of the Latinos and Planning division of the American Planning Association.

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