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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
Weight: 0.600kg
ISBN: 9780415679008
ISBN 10: 0415679001
Pages: 236
Publication Date: 31 January 2012
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Tertiary & Higher Education
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
"""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"
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
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.
