ABSTRACT

Greater Los Angeles has a population of nearly 18 million residents. This megacity generates nearly $750 billion in economic activity every year (Hall et al., 2012a). The city of Los Angeles has a population of approximately 4  million people in diverse communities within a 469 square-mile area. Part of the Southern California economy, and the 14th largest in the world, Los Angeles is also one of the chief centers of global trade and has a wellestablished entertainment industry (City of Los Angeles, 2007).