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 |
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BriefMotivations for Growth Revolts: Discretion and Pretext as Sources of Development ConflictBallot box growth revolts, where residents force a referendum to restrict new development, can have longlasting repercussions for communities. Such revolts are rare, but they shed light on long-standing discontent with local land use planning that is important for policymakers and planners to acknowledge and understand. |
Michael Manville, Taner Osman | 2018 |
BriefThe Likely Consequences of Measure S: Higher Housing CostsWhile there is no shortage of debate on Measure S, the public dialogue has been relatively uninformed about the likely consequences of the Measure. Our best assessment of the available research and data leads us to conclude that if the measure passes, rents and property costs in the Los Angeles region are likely to rise faster than they are already. |
Michael Lens, Madeline Brozen, Herbie Huff | 2017 |
BriefIs Los Angeles Destroying Its Affordable Housing Stock to Build Luxury Apartments?Is Los Angeles cannibalizing its affordable rental housing to make way for market-rate and luxury apartments? We looked at records for new multifamily development in Los Angeles to determine what was demolished to build new housing. |
Eve Bachrach, Paavo Monkkonen, Michael Lens | 2017 |
BriefHow Proposition U Restrains Los Angeles Housing DevelopmentCan repealing Proposition U help Los Angeles make room for thousands of additional housing units near transit and alleviate development pressure on current residential neighborhoods? |
Paavo Monkkonen | 2017 |
BriefOvercoming Opposition to New HousingHow can we reform our planning systems to increase supply on the one hand, and to reduce the unequal spatial distribution of new development on the other? Researchers at UCLA examined the tactics available to opponents of new housing development and categorized the motivations behind anti-development sentiment. |
Paavo Monkkonen, Will Livesley-O'Neill | 2017 |