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 |
|---|---|---|
Student WorkHomelessness Prevention in Los Angeles CountyThis project evaluates the county’s current homelessness prevention efforts spearheaded by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), called the Prevention and Diversion Program. |
Eric Schroer, Taylor De Laveaga, Gabriela Solis, Robert Gamboa | 2019 |
Student WorkTenants in Foreclosure: An Analysis of How Renters Experience the Financialization of Housing in Los Angeles CountyThis report is interested in who has acquired property through foreclosure since the housing market crash of the mid-’00s. |
Terra Dalton Graziani | 2019 |
Student WorkIncreasing Equity in LA’s New Street Vending Permit Program to Increase Quality of Life for VendorsThis research aims to understand how the rules and regulations of the Los Angeles ordinance affect current street vendors by deploying three methods: participant observation, mapping, and comparative study. |
Nichole Heil | 2019 |
Student WorkMode Choice and Perceptions of the Built Environment in Watts and Jordan DownsThis study assesses how community members of Jordan Downs perceive issues of the built environment, and how these perceptions may influence their transportation mode choice. |
Dustin Khuu | 2019 |
Student WorkMode Choice and Perceptions of the Built Environment in Watts and Jordan Downs BriefThis study assesses how community members of Jordan Downs perceive issues of the built environment, and how these perceptions may influence their transportation mode choice. |
Dustin Khuu | 2019 |
Student WorkMeeting the Needs of Central American Migrant Youth in SchoolsThe goal of this qualitative inquiry was to explore the barriers that Central American migrant youth face in California education settings while using the power of participatory action research to harness the direct voices of this unique and rapidly growing population. |
Amy Aguilar, Desiree Lopez, Laurie Millan | 2019 |
Student WorkPlanning for Kids: Educating and Engaging Elementary School Students in Urban Planning and Urban DesignMovements to include youth participation in the planning process have increased over time, and programs exist that are helping k-12 children gain both the knowledge and skills to advocate for the world that they want to see in the future. |
Alvin-Christian Nuval | 2019 |
BriefA Flawed Law: Reforming California’s Housing ElementIn recent years, the state legislature has passed bills seeking to reform California's Housing Element Law. This brief highlights a sometimes misunderstood feature of the law's core planning tool: the RHNA process. |
Paavo Monkkonen, Michael Manville, Spike Friedman | 2019 |
ReportMain Street Parklet Pilot Program Evaluation: City of Santa MonicaThe goal of this evaluation report is to determine whether parklets, a relatively new streetscape improvement type, is an idea that works along Santa Monica’s Main Street corridor. |
Madeline Brozen, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Rayne Laborde | 2019 |
ReportTransit Oriented Los Angeles: Station Area Comparison AppendixThe purpose of this appendix is to help readers further explore similarities and differences in seven station areas ( Van Nuys, Fillmore, Wilshire/Vermont, Culver City, Leimert Park, Compton, and Paramount/Rosecrans) and to be inspired to consider how different features shape neighborhoods around rail stations throughout Los Angeles County. |
Madeline Brozen, Matthew Hartzell, Paavo Monkkonen, Mark Vallianatos, Michael Manville | 2019 |