Hi, I am Kei Komuro, taking class of "Cities and Social Difference".
I enjoyed reading your blog, and I found several interesting points to discuss about the geography of Los Angeles.
Firstly, as you have mentioned, Los Angeles County is much like the Chicago School "Concentric Zone Model" and this is what many people think of Los Angels. However, I wonder if "the center organizes periphery" rule can really be applied to explain this area. The reason is simple; it is difficult to determine where is the core of the Los Angeles. As the professor mentioned in the class, the west area can also be seen as the center, and it is question whether the single "core" exists or not.
Secondly, it is question whether the Los Angeles has the feature of Chicago Model, which includes transportation networks as the basis of connecting segregated communities. When I went to downtown for my own blog project, I asked to the local people what way I can use to get there. Surprisingly, most people answered "bus", neither metro nor cab. If the Chicago Model is really applied to explain Los Angeles, it is considered that LA can have more transportation ways that connect the segregated communities. The fact that most local people said "bus" shows that the way to get there is not diverse; this question whether there are certain enough accesses or not.
I enjoyed reading your blog, and I found several interesting points to discuss about the geography of Los Angeles.
Firstly, as you have mentioned, Los Angeles County is much like the Chicago School "Concentric Zone Model" and this is what many people think of Los Angels. However, I wonder if "the center organizes periphery" rule can really be applied to explain this area. The reason is simple; it is difficult to determine where is the core of the Los Angeles. As the professor mentioned in the class, the west area can also be seen as the center, and it is question whether the single "core" exists or not.
Secondly, it is question whether the Los Angeles has the feature of Chicago Model, which includes transportation networks as the basis of connecting segregated communities. When I went to downtown for my own blog project, I asked to the local people what way I can use to get there. Surprisingly, most people answered "bus", neither metro nor cab. If the Chicago Model is really applied to explain Los Angeles, it is considered that LA can have more transportation ways that connect the segregated communities. The fact that most local people said "bus" shows that the way to get there is not diverse; this question whether there are certain enough accesses or not.
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