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Educational Background
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College
of Natural & Social Sciences
Ali Modarres
Professor
Email: amodarr@calstatela.edu
Biography
Ali
Modarres
is Professor and Chair of the Department of Geosciences
and Environment
at California State University, Los Angeles. He is the editor of Cities: The
International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning and serves on a number of research
and policy advisory boards. Dr. Modarres earned his Ph.D. in Geography from
the University of Arizona and holds Masters and Bachelors degrees in
Landscape Architecture from the same institution. He specializes in urban
geography and his primary research and publication interests are
socio-spatial urban dynamics and the political economy of urban design. He
has published in the areas of immigration, race and ethnicity in American
cities, social geography, transportation planning, environmental equity, and
urban development and public policy. Some of his recent articles have
appeared in the Journal of Urban Affairs, Cities, International Journal of
Urban and Regional Research, and Anthropology of the Middle East.
During the last decade, Dr. Modarres has
developed a research agenda related to urban planning issues in Iran. He is primarily documenting the effects of
the 19th and 20th century socio-political movements in reshaping Iranian
cities.
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Date
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Selected Recent Publications
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2012
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Modarres,
A. “Los Angeles Gets Old.” New Geography. http://www.newgeography.com/content/002566-los-angeles-gets-old
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2012
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“Form
and Function: On Politics and the Morphology of the Bazaar in Yazd, Iran.”
Book Chapter in The Bazaar in the
Islamic City: Design, Culture, and History. Edited by Mohammad Gharipour. The American University in Cairo Press.
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2011
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Modarres,
A. (2011) "New, Aging Los Angeles." California Politics and Policy, 13(1): 36-45.
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2011
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Modarres,
A. (2011) “Beyond the Digital Divide.” National
Civic Review, 100(3): 4-7.
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2011
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“Polycentricity, Commuting Pattern, Urban Form: The Case
of Southern California.” International
Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 35(6): 1193-1211.
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2010
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“Migration
and the Gulf: Demography, Identity and the Road to Equitable Policies.” Anthropology of the Middle East,
5(1): 1–17.
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2010
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Los Angeles 2010: State of the City
Report.
(Editor) Pat Brown Institute. http://www.patbrowninstitute.org/publications/stateofcity.php
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2010
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Advocating
for Healthy Communities in the Face of the Economic Downturn: Nonprofit
Health Agencies and the Role of Higher Education. http://www.patbrowninstitute.org/publications/associatedirector.html
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2010
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“Public
Transportation and Access to Healthcare: A Case Study of East Los Angeles
and the West San Gabriel Valley.”
Theory and Policy 3.
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2010
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What
is the Answer to the Suburban Question? New Geography.
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2010
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“The
suburban question: notes for a research program.” Cities, 27(2): 114-121. Co-Author: Andrew Kirby
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2009
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Immigrants
Are ‘Greening’ our Cities, How About Giving them a Break? New Geography
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2009
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The
‘Next’ Californians: A Gendered Perspective on the Integration of
Immigrants and Their Children. http://www.patbrowninstitute.org/publications/associatedirector.html
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2009
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In
Search of Digital Equity: Assessing the Geography of Digital Divide in
California (Full Report) http://www.scribd.com/doc/11233703/In-Search-of-Digital-Equity
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2009
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In
Search of Digital Equity: Assessing the Geography of Digital Divide in
California (Policy Brief) http://www.scribd.com/doc/10189035/Digital-Divide-Brief-Final
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2008
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“California
in Flux: Demographic Trends in the State.” Racial and Ethnic Politics in California, Vol. 3. Berkeley
Public Policy Press. pp. 11-33.
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2008
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Commuting Patterns in
Multi-Centered Urban Settings: The Case of Southern California. http://www.patbrowninstitute.org/documents/publications/Transportationbriefuly08.pdf
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2008
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Non-Profit
Organizations as Facilitators of Immigrant Integration in Los Angeles
County, California. http://www.patbrowninstitute.org/documents/publications/PBI_Policypaper_Jan08_immigrantintegration.pdf
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2007
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“Community
Banking and Economic Development: Lessons from Los Angeles.” Community Development Journal, 42(2):
222-236. Co-authored with Greg Andranovich and
Gerry Riposa.
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2007
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“Immigration,
Gender, and the American Dream.” Theory
and Policy, No. 2. http://www.patbrowninstitute.org/documents/publications/Immigration-Genderupdated.pdf
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2007
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In The Name Of
‘Community.’ http://www.planetizen.com/node/25996
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2006
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City and Environment. Co-Author:
Christopher Boone. Temple University Press.
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2006
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“Urbanization
and the Revolution: An Introduction to the Special Issue.” Cities, 23(6): 405-406.
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2006
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Modernizing Yazd:
Selective Historical Memory and the Fate of Vernacular Architecture. Mazda Publishers,
Inc.
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2006
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Technology and the
Geography of Inequality in Los Angeles.
http://www.patbrowninstitute.org/documents/publications/CTF_Report.pdf
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2006
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“Alienation,
Resistance, and Transnationalism.” Theory
and Policy, No. 1. http://www.patbrowninstitute.org/documents/publications/TheoryandPolicyI.pdf
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2006
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“Immigrants
on the Move: The Changing Landscape of Immigration in California and the
U.S.” Policy Paper, No. 4, Pat
Brown Institute, California.
Co-authored with J. Kitson. http://www.patbrowninstitute.org/documents/publications/stateofimmigration3.pdf
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2006
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“Toward
an Immigration Policy Debate.” Policy
Brief, No. 3, Pat Brown Institute, California. Co-authored with J. Kitson. http://www.patbrowninstitute.org/documents/publications/PolicyBrief-3.pdf
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2006
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Facing
the Transportation Question. http://www.patbrowninstitute.org/documents/publications/PolicyBrief-2.pdf
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2005
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"Left
Behind by the Market: Investigating the Social Structure of American
Poverty," Electronic
Journal of Sociology.
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2004
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"Neighborhood
Integration: Temporality and Social Fracture." Journal of Urban Affairs, 26(3): 351-377.
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2003
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“Polycentricity and Transit Service.” Transportation Research Part A,
37(10): 841-864.
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2003
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"From
Gold Mountain to Globalization." The
New Face of Asia Pacific America: Numbers, Diversity and Change in the 21st
Century. San Francisco: AsianWeek with UCLA's
Asian American Studies Center Press. pp. 23-28.
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2003
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"The
Dialectic of Development in U.S. Urban Policies: An Alternative Theory of
Poverty." Cities, 20(1):
41-49.
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2002
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"Persistent
Poverty and the Failure of Area-Based Initiatives in the U.S." Local Economy, 17(4): 289-302
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2002
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"Flexible
Retailing: Gap Inc. and the Multiple Spaces of Shopping in the United
States." Tijdschrift
Voor Economische en Sociale Geografie
(The Dutch Journal of Economic and Social Geography), 93(1): 83-99.
Co-Author: Sallie Marston.
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1999
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"Creating
a Toxic Neighborhood in Los Angeles County: A Historical Examination of
Environmental Inequity." Urban
Affairs Review, 35(2): 163-187. Co-author: Christopher G. Boone.
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Selected Recent Presentations
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2012
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“Demographic Changes in Southern California and the
Role of the Emerging Immigrant Leaders.” Global Connections Summit, Los
Angeles.
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2012
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“Urban Journals Editor Roundtable.” Annual
conference of the Urban Affairs Associations.
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2012
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"Changing Demography and Immigrant Integration
in Los Angeles." Southern California Leadership Network. Music Center,
Los Angeles.
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2011
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“Shifting Demographics: South LA in the Last Two Decades.”
Southern California Leadership Network. Watts, Los Angeles.
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2011
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“California 2010: Demography and Future of
California.” 20th Annual California Policy Issues Conference. Los Angeles,
California.
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2011
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“Changing Demographics of Immigrants in California.”
A policy panel on Understanding Change, Making the Case: The Economics of
Immigrant Integration in Los Angeles, sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank
of San Francisco and the Asset Building Coalition of Greater Los Angeles.
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2011
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“Future Trends in the Digital Age and What It Means
for Community Based Organizations.” A Workshop of the California Emerging
Technology Fund. San Francisco, CA.
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2011
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“Getting to Work: Social Structure and Public
Transportation in a Polycentric Metro Region.” Annual Conference of the
Urban Affairs Association.
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2010
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“Adaptive Ecological Strategies in the Middle East
and North Africa.” American Planning Association, California Chapter.
Carlsbad, California.
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2010
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“Advocating for Healthy Communities in the Face of
the Economic Downturn: Nonprofit Health Agencies and the Role of Higher
Education.” Los Angeles, California.
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2010
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“Migration and the Global Mapping of the Iranian Identity.”
A conference on: Iranian Identity in National, Historical, and Global
Contexts. Los Angeles, California.
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2010
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“’Green’ Where It Matters: Immigrants’ Commuting
Patterns.” Annual Conference of the Urban Affairs Association. Hawaii.
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2009
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“Polycentric
Urban Form and the Future of Planning: The Case of Southern California.”
City Futures 2009 – An International Conference on Globalism and
Urban Change, Madrid, Spain.
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2009
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“Producing
Places: From Daniel Burnham to Rem Koolhaas.”
Annual Conference of the Urban Affairs Association. Chicago, Illinois.
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2009
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“Health
and Access to Healthcare in East Los Angeles and West San Gabriel Valley:
Examining the Role of Public Transportation.” A workshop for the Health
Policy Outreach Center. Los Angeles, California.
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2009
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“Global
Migration and the Challenge of Development.” Culture of Peace Distinguished
Speaker Series. Santa Monica, California.
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2008
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“Role
of Non-Profit Organizations in Immigrant Integration in Los Angeles
County.” A Conference on Immigrant Integration and the American Future:
Lessons From and For California. University of Southern California, Los
Angeles.
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2008
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“Social
and Economic Impacts of Urban Renewal Programs in the U.S.” Beijing Normal University, China.
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2008
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Community-Based
Organizations and the Integration of Immigrants in the United States and
Sweden.” Annual Conference of the Urban Affairs Association. Baltimore,
Maryland. Co-Presenter: Göran Cars.
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2008
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“Notes
Towards the Construction of a New Suburbanism.” A
Suburban World?: Global Decentralization and the
New Metropolis. Reston, Virginia. Co-Author and Co-Presenter: Andrew Kirby.
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2008
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“Health
and Access to Healthcare in East Los Angeles and West San Gabriel Valley.”
A workshop presentation for non-profit organizations and members of the
Health Policy Outreach Center (HPOC). Los Angeles, California.
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2007
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“Demography
and the Changing Social Geography of Los Angeles Metropolitan Area.” Peking
Normal University.
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2007
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“The
Challenges of Transportation Planning in Polycentric Cities: The Case of
Los Angeles.” Peking University.
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2007
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“Shaping
the Immigration Debate in a Post-Industrial World.” At The State of Immigrant Rights:
Reflections on 2007, Manhattan Beach, California.
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2007
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“Global
Migration and the Rise of the Service Economy.” Global Connections speaker
series. Santa Monica College,
California.
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2007
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“Cities
and Immigrant.” 19th Annual Envisioning California Conference: Immigration
in California. Los Angeles, California.
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2007
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“Immigration
and Integration in The United States, the United Kingdom, and Sweden: An
Institutional and Structural Assessment.” Annual meetings of the Urban
Affairs Association. Seattle, Washington.
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2007
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“From
Immigration to Integration Policies: The Role of Community Based
Organizations in a Multicultural Metropolitan Area.” Annual meeting of the
Association of American Geographers. San Francisco, California.
Co-Presenter: J. Kitson
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2006
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“Immigration
Matters: Regional, National, and International Contexts.” Skirball
Cultural Center, Los Angeles, California.
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2006
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“U.S.
and European Strategies to Promote Social and Economic Integration.” Annual
Conference of Urban Affairs Association, Montreal, Canada. Co-presenters: Göran Cars and Ali Madanipour.
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2005
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“Between
Poverty and Homeownership: Multiple Images of Immigrant Communities in Los
Angeles.” Annual Conference of Urban Affairs Association. Salt Lake City.
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2005
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“Debunking
the Immigration Myth.” Embracing the Spirit of Philanthropy. 32nd Annual
Conference of Southern California Grantmakers.
Los Angeles.
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2004
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“Workplaces
and Transit Service in Los Angeles County.” California Policy Issues Annual
Conference. Los Angeles.
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2004
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"Local
Context for Understanding Poverty and Segregation." Annual Conference
of Urban Affairs Association.
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2003
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"Degrees
of Separation: Inheriting an Unequal World." United Nations World
Summit on the Information Society: Digital Divide, Global Development.
Geneva, Switzerland.
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2003
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“Migrating
North, Looking South.” Presented at the Seminario
Permanente Sobre Migracion
Internacional. El Colegio de la Frontera Norte,
Tijuana, Baja California (COLEF).
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2003
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"The
Changing Face of Poverty and Its Policy Discontent." Annual Conference
of the Urban Affairs Association.
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2003
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"Utopia
and Dystopia: A Search for Everyday Life in Los Angeles." Society for
Interdisciplinary Study of Social Imagery.
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2002
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"Urban
Planning and Nationalism: Social Construction of Identity in Central
Iran." Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers.
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2001
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"Space-Based
Economic Development? Views from Los Angeles." Area-Based Initiatives
in Urban Policy. Europeans Urban Research Association.
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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Ph.D.
Geography 1990
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
MLA
Landscape Architecture 1985
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
BLA
Landscape Architecture 1983
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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