Affordable City - Strategies for Putting Housing Within Reach (And Keeping It There)

In The Affordable City, housing expert Shane Phillips argues that to effectively address the housing crisis, cities must support both tenant protections and housing abundance.

Phillips offers more than 50 policy recommendations addressing what he refers to as the "Three S's" of Supply, Stability, and Subsidy. He makes a moral and economic case for why each is essential and recommendations for making them work together. He ends with a policy blueprint and concise implementation plan for each policy, including whether it should be pursued as an immediate, medium-term, or long-term priority.

The Affordable City is an essential tool for professional city planners, policymakers, public officials, and advocates working to improve affordability and increase community resilience through local action.

About the author

Shane Phillips is an urban planner and policy expert based in Los Angeles. He is currently managing the UCLA Lewis Center Housing Initiative and teaching public policy as an adjunct instructor at the University of Southern California. Phillips previously worked as the Director of Public Policy for Central City Association, a Downtown LA advocacy organization. He writes about housing and transportation policy at Better Institutions (www.betterinstitutions.com).

Summary

An accessible approach to housing policy that strives to bring opposing sides together to make cities more affordable.

Product details

• Authors: Shane Phillips
• Publisher: Island Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9781642831337
• ISBN: 978-1-64283-133-7
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Residential, Residential buildings, domestic buildings, Urban & municipal planning, United States of America, USA, Central / national / federal government policies, Architecture: residential and domestic buildings, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Central government policies