School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation: Recent submissions
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Golden geese or white elephants? The paradoxes of world heritage sites and community-based tourism development in Agra, India
(Taylor & Francis, 2011)This study examines the relationship between World Heritage Sites (WHSs) and local community development in Agra, India. We investigate two interrelated themes: the role of planning in developing the tourism potential ... -
Entertainment-Retail Centres in Hong Kong and Los Angeles: Trends and Lessons
(Taylor & Francis, 2007)This paper examines the evolution and recent trends in the design of Entertainment Retail Centres (ERCs) in Los Angeles and Hong Kong. Most of the literature on spaces of consumption and leisure deals with economic reasons ... -
Bounded Tourism: Immigrant Politics, Consumption, and Traditions at Plaza Mexico
(Taylor & Francis, 2007)Conceived and owned by Korean investors, the shopping mall Plaza Mexico in Southern California embodies a unique case of invention and commodification of traditions for locally-bound immigrants and US citizens of Mexican ... -
Transnational meanings of La Virgen de Guadalupe: Religiosity, space and culture at Plaza Mexico
(Taylor & Francis, 2009)In this paper, we examine Plaza Mexico in Lynwood, California, a magnet for Latino communities from throughout the greater Los Angeles region, to show immigrants’ use of space to produce transnational communities ... -
Beyond ‘Latino New Urbanism’: advocating ethnurbanisms
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)This paper discusses the notion of Latino New Urbanism (LNU) and reflects on the significance of ethnic-based reformulations of urban practices and living preferences in Los Angeles and the potential these have for the ...