Abstract Summary
My research aims to embed the Randstad to the postmodernist model of cities by the Los Angeles School. I compare the characteristics of LA and the Randstad, arguing that the Randstad is a mutation of the model. My arguments land on perspectives such as geographical structure, production regime, nature, etc. The Randstad shares a similar sprawling pattern with LA and have similar problems such as inequality and privatization within the urban areas. The Randstad also have a similar post-Fordist regime of accumulation that prevails in LA. In addition, the Ranstad bears a higher intricacy of ecological problems than LA. Rem Koolhaas's work plays an important role in my arguments. My research also attempts to provoke other thoughts on framing the Randstad and its implications to the academic field of urban planning.
