Improving the health and well-being of children and families across the United States is a critical imperative, and it is no easy feat. Social determinants of health,…
This paper, which is derived from the author's dissertation at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, delves into the community development efforts of Project Row Houses in…
Around 1970, an unprecedented movement emerged across major American cities calling for returning control of urban government to the neighborhood level. Although…
Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, we have watched dramatic changes in housing markets, urban life, and residential patterns impact American cities…
Residential segregation, propagated by redlining, blockbusting, racial covenants, and other forms of institutional discrimination, has left an indelible impact on settlement…
Sharon Cornelissen, Christine Jang-Trettien
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April 25, 2023
In recent years, gentrification has captured the imagination of sociologists and the public alike, dominating conversations about the transformation of cities from New York…
Erica Moszkowski, Daniel Stackman
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April 12, 2023
Why do storefronts remain empty for more than a year in some of the world’s highest-rent retail districts? Landlords with vacancies derive option value from two sources of…
Every level of the United States government is currently working to address the intersection of climate change and equity priorities, with no perfect solution for balancing…
Drawing on three years of fieldwork, this article explains the emergence and persistence of two conflicting styles of street life in Brightmoor, a depopulated, majority Black…
Across the NeighborWorks America network, many housing organizations found that the year 2020 brought into sharp relief a number of technical and adaptive challenges facing…
