From Chicago to L.A. critically examines some of the major precepts of what some refer to as the Los Angeles School or urban theory. The contributors to this work breaks new ground in defining an alternative agenda for urban studies

Contents: Introduction -- PART I THE SUSTAINABLE CITY -- 1 Towards sustainable urban competitiveness? The role of organizing capacity and distributed leadership / Leo van den Berg and Luis Carvalho -- 2 The modern city and third places: new sources of sustainable entrepreneurs and...