Pardon the shameless plug, but if you are interested in what has been happening in Atlanta lately and want to get more background on the recent political economy of the city, I might recommend my recent book, #RedHotCity.
#Atlanta #Gentrification #Race #Urban #Development #Displacement #CopCity #StopCopCity
(also available on Amazon and Bookshop.org)

https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520387645/red-hot-city

Red Hot City

An incisive examination of how growth-at-all-costs planning and policy have exacerbated inequality and racial division in Atlanta. Atlanta, the capital of the American South, is at the red-hot core of expansion, inequality, and political relevance. In recent decades, central Atlanta has experienced heavily racialized gentrification while the suburbs have become more diverse, with many affluent suburbs trying to push back against this diversity.

University of California Press

🧵 on suburban incorporation & exclusion. Besides obvious exclusionary powers of zoning & policing that accompany incorporation, in #RedHotCity, I also talk about localized control of redevelopment powers/subsidy & how it’s been used for displacement & exclusion in affluent burbs
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RT @KWyndhamDouds
Do you care about racial segregation, local politics, suburbanization, or spatial inequality?

Then you should also care about municip…
https://twitter.com/KWyndhamDouds/status/1631363597585506327

Kiara Wyndham-Douds on Twitter

“Do you care about racial segregation, local politics, suburbanization, or spatial inequality? Then you should also care about municipal incorporation! (At least, this is what I argue in my new paper in the @RussellSageFdn journal). Link: https://t.co/qDPF97YhQt”

Twitter

"The Racial History of Planning in Atlanta Sounds Alarm Bells for CRA Reform Efforts"

A review by the inimitable Josh Silver of #RedHotCity and its implications for community reinvestment policy.

https://ncrc.org/the-racial-history-of-planning-in-atlanta-sounds-alarm-bells-for-cra-reform-efforts/?fbclid=IwAR1AphAinbSJcbXMLBMGkmT6coKOkdqoQWm03Hac4S4QwFIH9XT-qAE9_g4

The Racial History Of Planning In Atlanta Sounds Alarm Bells For CRA Reform Efforts » NCRC

From the Beltline to MARTA expansion to the 1996 Olympics, Atlanta's community development planning history provides stark warnings for regulators.

NCRC

Listening now. Great commentary by (former student!) lead reporter on @ajc series @brianeason and @IamKingWilliams.

For more on the racialized wealth transfer, facilitated by federal policy, here is an excerpt from #RedHotCity
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https://nonprofitquarterly.org/atlanta-as-a-private-equity-strike-zone-in-wall-streets-single-family-rental-boom/
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RT @PoliticsGPB
Across metro Atlanta, corporations have bought up tens of thousands of …
https://twitter.com/PoliticsGPB/status/1628750094941003781

Atlanta as a Private Equity “Strike Zone” in Wall Street’s Single-Family Rental Boom - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

After the Great Recession, with federal backing, private investors converted millions of foreclosed properties into single-family rentals. The Atlanta region proved to be an early target.

Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
Can't help but notice that, since #RedHotCity, while I gotten more invites to give talks than I can accept, I am getting fewer invites to attend, participate in, or speak at, the sort of mainstream "civic leadership" events than previously.🤷‍♂️

In article sure to irritate some market urbanists, @mfriedrichnyc discusses 3 recent books on cities, including #RedHotCity.

"...(Immergluck) takes Atlanta as a case study to explain how gentrifying metropolitan areas foster racial inequality in housing" https://newrepublic.com/article/170480/building-wont-make-housing-affordable-gentrification-book-review

More Building Won’t Make Housing Affordable

America’s housing crisis has reached unfathomable proportions. But new construction isn’t enough to solve it.

The New Republic
For more on the role of federal & state government fueling the rise of institutional SFR, and on metro Atlanta as a private equity "strike zone," here is an excerpt from #RedHotCity:
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/atlanta-as-a-private-equity-strike-zone-in-wall-streets-single-family-rental-boom/
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RT @brianeason
Our investigation found that every level of govt had a role in helping the largest firms amass portfolios of thousands of re…
https://twitter.com/brianeason/status/1623712659056066565
Atlanta as a Private Equity “Strike Zone” in Wall Street’s Single-Family Rental Boom - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

After the Great Recession, with federal backing, private investors converted millions of foreclosed properties into single-family rentals. The Atlanta region proved to be an early target.

Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
Housing, Race, and Exclusion in Modern-Day Atlanta

Professor Dan Immergluck discusses his new book, "Red Hot City: Housing, Race, and Exclusion in Twenty-First Century".

Eventbrite

Tuesday evening, January 24th at 7 PM, an online talk on #RedHotCity hosted by @[email protected]

Open to all (not just library patrons/members). But must register (free) for link here:
https://gwinnettpl.libnet.info/event/7581791

Housing, Race, and Exclusion in Modern-Day Atlanta

Join Gwinnett County Public Library as we host Professor Dan Immergluck, author of "Red Hot City". "Red Hot City" is an insightful examination of how growth-at-all-costs planning and policy have exacerbated inequality and racial division in Atlanta.

Gwinnett County Public Library Event

It's nice to see #RedHotCity listed first in this Bloomberg piece:

"17 Books About Cities We Read This Year"
@[email protected]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-27/a-2022-list-of-books-about-cities-and-the-people-making-them

17 Books About Cities We Read This Year

Here are the 2022 books that made us look at cities, buildings, communities — and even sewers — in a new light.

Bloomberg