2010 Lake Arrowhead Symposium on the Transportation-Land Use-Environment Connection

20th Annual Lake Arrowhead Symposium focuses on Infrastructure Investment for Sustainable Growth This year marks the 20th anniversary of the UCLA Lake Arrowhead Symposium, a collaborative enterprise that brings researchers, policymakers, senior practitioners, and private sector representatives together each fall to discuss and debate the transportation – land use – environment connection. This year’s symposium […]

Teresa L. Córdova speaks on “Forty-Five Years Later: Perloff’s New Directions in Social Planning Revisited”

Forty-Five Years Later: Perloff’s New Directions in Social Planning Revisited.     Teresa L. Córdova,  Chair & Associate Professor at The Community and Regional Planning Program, University of New Mexico.     Light lunch at 12:00 pm, Lecture from 12:30-2:00 pm -- Free and open to the public.     Faculty-nominated speakers ranging from preeminent senior scholars to […]

Guest Lecture: Jarrett Walker presents “Transit: Freedom through Geometry”

Jarrett Walker will be coming to UCLA on Thursday to deliver a guest lecture.  Jarrett is a consultant living in Sydney, Australia, who does work on transit planning and policy.  He has a professional blog at:  www.humantransit.org   Transit: Freedom through Geometry Much of the public debate about public transit is about technology.  Should we […]

The Role of Urban and Regional Planning in Building Healthy, Sustainable Communities

Throughout the 2010-1011 academic year, the Department of Urban Planning and the Lewis Center will present the Harvey S. Perloff lectures on The Future of Urban Planning. The lecture series, in honor of planning pioneer and long-time UCLA Dean Harvey S. Perloff, includes a diverse array of urban, regional, and planning scholars reflecting on what […]

Nisha Botchwey on “Toward an engagement model of planning: Photovoice and healthy communities in South Africa and Central Virginia”

Throughout the 2010-1011 academic year, the Department of Urban Planning and the Lewis Center presents the Harvey S. Perloff lectures on The Future of Urban Planning. The lecture series, in honor of planning pioneer and long-time UCLA Dean Harvey S. Perloff, includes a diverse array of urban, regional, and planning scholars reflecting on what they […]

Manuel Pastor speaks on “Planning for Equity, Fighting for Justice: Planners, Organizers and the Struggle for Metropolitan Inclusion”

Throughout the 2010-1011 academic year, the Department of Urban Planning and the Lewis Center will present the Harvey S. Perloff lectures on The Future of Urban Planning. The lecture series, in honor of planning pioneer and long-time UCLA Dean Harvey S. Perloff, includes a diverse array of urban, regional, and planning scholars reflecting on what […]

Alan Altshuler speaks on “A View from Political Science”

Throughout the 2010-1011 academic year, the Department of Urban Planning and the Lewis Center will present the Harvey S. Perloff lectures on The Future of Urban Planning. The lecture series, in honor of planning pioneer and long-time UCLA Dean Harvey S. Perloff, includes a diverse array of urban, regional, and planning scholars reflecting on what […]

David Sloane speaks on “Emotion Along the Roadside: Mourning and Commemoration in Creating a Healthier Community”

David Sloane is a professor and director of undergraduate programs in the School of Policy, Planning, and Development at the University of Southern California.Dr. Sloane has written two books and numerous articles in the areas of urban/planning history and community planning around safety and health. He is currently working with the Community Health Councils’ African […]