According to Mike Davis (1990), why is Los Angeles referred to as a 'city of quartz'?

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7 Jul 2019
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Mike Davis characterizes Los Angeles as a 'city of quartz' because it has been deliberately structured to exclude the poor, creating a hardened urban environment that protects wealthier areas from marginalized communities.

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