Commentary on Agroecology in Action

“As I started my dissertation research, I observed that many theories have evolved about sustainable agriculture, but few studies explain how people (farmers, farm advisers, scientists) had actually put these ideas into action.”

From the publication Sustainable Action. Click here for the full commentary

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The Day that People Filled the Freeway

Robert Gottlieb and Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris discuss Arroyofest and the future of LA’s historic Arroyo-Seco Parkway and how they hope it will play a part of LA’s bike-friendly urban environment. The article, “The Day that People Filled the Freeway” appeared in the April 2004 issue of DISP Journal.

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“Filling in ‘Food Deserts’” Editorial by Amanda Shaffer and Robert Gottlieb

Amanda Shaffer and Robert Gottlieb co-authored an editorial on L.A.’s “food deserts,” which appeared in The Los Angeles Times on November 5th, 2008. Read the full article here.

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“Another Run At Biking in L.A.” Editorial by Robert Gottlieb

On June 15th, 2008, an editorial by Robert Gottlieb, titled “Another Run At Biking in L.A.,” was featured in The Los Angeles Times . Gottlieb discusses the the fifth anniversary of Arroyofest and talks about the future of the biking and the bike movement in L.A. You can read the full article here.

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Video: Robert Gottlieb and the Evolution of Los Angeles

Robert Gottlieb discusses the themes of his book Reinventing Los Angeles.

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