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ix Discourses on the

Postmetropolis

by Edward W. oja

Helen Ho

Nov. 2013


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Urban Region of os !ngeles

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Urban Region of os !ngeles

Orange County

Postmodern fiscal crisis of Orange County in

1994


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Postmetropolis

Understanding te !ostmetro!olis re"uires a

variety of creative recom#ination of micro

and macro!ers!ectives$ vie%s from a#ove

and from #elo%$ a ne% critical syntesis tat

re&ects te rigidities of eiter' or coices for

te #ot' and also.


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ix Discourses on the

Postmetropolis

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"E#$%&'

On te restructuring of te !olitical economy

of ur#aniation and te formation of te more

fle5i#ly s!ecialied !ost6 (ordist industrial

metro!olis.


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"E#$%&'

Continued intimate relation #et%eenindustrialisation and urbanisation!rocess.

De-industrialisationas #een occurring

alongside a !otent re-industrialization!rocess. #uilt on7

8ig6tecnology electronics !roduction

8cea! la#our6intensive forms of craft !roduction

8te e5!ansion of !roducer6oriented services andtecnology


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ilicon (alley

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$) *)P)%

On te glo#aliation of ur#an ca!ital$ la#our

and culture and te formation of a ne%

ierarcy of glo#al cities.


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$) *)P)%

-e vanity of te bonFIRESand it referred to%at an over6concentration on te commandand control functions of te (,* sector

finance, insurance, real estate: in te glo#alcities literature and a closely relatedoverem!asis on t%o tiny sites %ere tesecommanding #on(,*/ a!!ear to #e #urning

most #rigtly.;all /treet in anattan-e City in )ondon


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&he Wall treet

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E#)P)%

On te restructuring of ur#an form and te

gro%t of edge cities$ outer cities and

!ostsu#ur#ia7 te metro!olis turned inside6out

and inside6in.


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E#)P)%

-e gro%t of Outer Cities and Edge Cities

and oter manifestation of te rater

o5ymoronic ur#aniation of su#ur#ia

dramatic reconstitution of the Inner City7

outmigrationof domestic !o!ulations

immigrationof


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*E&R)P)!R%&%E

On te restructured social mosaic and te

emergence of ne% !olariations and

ine"ualities.

ttracts largest num#er of ur#an sociologists.


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*E&R)P)!R%&%E

,ncreasing social inequalities$ %ideningincome ga!s$ ne% =inds of social !olariationand stratification tat fit uncomforta#ly %itin

traditional dualisms #ased on classca!ital6la#our: or race%ite6#lac=: as %ell asconventional u!!er6middle6lo%er class modelsof ur#an society.

e.g. din=s$ u!!er !rofessionals$ te ne%tecnocracy$ te %or=ing !oor$ te ne%or!ans...


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Disparity ,ap of the United tates

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Disparity ,ap of the United tates

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$!R$ER! !R$-%PE!,)

On te rise of fortress cities$ surveillant

tecnologies and te su#stitution of !olice for

!olis.


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$!R$ER! !R$-%PE!,)

City of Quartz$ i=e @avis)os ngeles7 fortifiedcity

e.g.

8#ulging !risons

8sadistic street environments

8gated and armed6guarded !laces

8ig6tec s!ace !olice


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,ated

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%*$%&%E

On te restructured ur#an imaginary and te

increasing y!er reality of everyday life.


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%*$%&%E

On te !ostmetro!olis as /imcity$ a !lace%ere simulations of a !resuma#ly real %orldincreasingly ca!ture and activate our ur#an

imaginary and infiltrate everyday ur#an life.y!er-reality

e.g. !assing troug gates and !aying for

admissionot micro6scale and macro6scale


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Disney and

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)range $ounty

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)range $ounty

One of te ricest$ #est6educated$ and most

stauncly rigt %ing and e!u#lican counties

in te U/.

Post6(ordist industrial restructing$ *5o!olis$

y!er6reality

1994$ #an=ru!tcy


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$onclusion

;e are all living in an increasingly !ostmordern%orld tat is creating ne% conte5ts and ne"callenges tat cannot #e effectively res!onded to #yclinging to older %ays of tin=ing and acting

!olitically.Urgent for !rogressive tin=ers and actors to resolve

teir internal divisions and act togeter to create aneffective and emanci!atory !ostmodern !olitics and a

conce!tual frame%or= for an also e5!licitly!ostmodern critical ur#an studies tat is a!!ro!riatelyand effectively attuned to te realities and y!er6realities of te contem!orary moment.


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&he End

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