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 |
|---|---|---|
BriefA New Approach to the Housing Element UpdateLocal governments face new rules as they begin updating their local Housing Elements for the 2021-29/2022-30 planning period. This brief proposes a new way for cities to approach the sites inventory to meet their housing targets, moving beyond simply identifying vacant and underutilized parcels. |
Paavo Monkkonen, Christopher S. Elmendorf, Moira O'Neill, Eric Biber | 2020 |
BriefOpposition to development or opposition to developers? Experimental evidence on attitudes toward new housingBuilding new housing appears to be part of the housing crisis solution. However, this brief finds that opposition to development is high due to fear of personal losses and resentment of developer gains. |
Paavo Monkkonen, Michael Manville | 2020 |
Journal ArticleIt's Time to End Single-Family ZoningIn this Viewpoints, the authors write how R1 zoning in the United States promotes exclusion and exacerbates inequality, benefiting homeowners at the expense of renters and limiting access to high-opportunity places. They argue that these negative impacts outweigh weak arguments for R1 and that planners should work to abolish it. |
Michael Manville, Paavo Monkkonen, Michael Lens | 2019 |
BriefRevisiting LA’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance and “Allowable Rent Increases”California’s worsening housing crisis has triggered an intense debate about rent control. This brief examines how local jurisdictions have considerable leeway in reforming their rent control programs, such as Los Angeles’ rent-stabilization ordinance. |
Shane Phillips | 2019 |
BriefUCLA Data for Democracy: Parks in Los AngelesUCLA’s Data for Democracy in LA partnered with the Lewis Center to consider what’s up with parks, why they matter, and how they might better serve Los Angeles. |
, Center X | 2019 |
Student WorkPlanning for Kids: Educating and Engaging Elementary School Students in Urban Planning and Urban Design ToolKitA toolkit for elementary-school teachers to introduce concepts of urban planning in the classroom. |
Alvin-Christian Nuval | 2019 |
BriefTransit-Oriented Development & Commercial Gentrification: Exploring the LinkagesThis research brief focuses on Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area to examine the relationship between commercial gentrification and fixed rail transit, transit ridership and traffic crashes. |
Karen Chapple, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Dov Kadin, Joseph Poirier, Silvia R. Gonzalez, Dov Kadin, and Joseph Poirier | 2019 |
Student WorkCommunity Land Trust Feasibility in Los Angeles County BriefThis research examined current community land trust feasibility in Los Angeles County in consideration of the existing affordable housing funding and housing market environment. |
C.J. Horvath | 2019 |
Student WorkHousing Choice and Access in the Eastern Coachella Valley: An Ethnographic Study of Housing among Low-Wage Workers BriefThe focus of this project is to more holistically understand housing typologies and choices in the Eastern Coachella Valley. |
Christian Mendez | 2019 |
Student WorkHomelessness Prevention in Los Angeles County BriefThis project evaluates the county’s current homelessness prevention efforts spearheaded by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), called the Prevention and Diversion Program. |
Taylor De Laveaga, Eric Schroer, Gabriela Solis, Robert Gamboa | 2019 |