Choice or Policy? Why Do Residents Leave Public Housing
Choice or Policy? Why Do Residents Leave Public Housing
Does choice or policy have a larger impact in instigating residents of public housing to leave? Over the past few […]
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Investors Flocking to Single-Family Rentals
Investors Flocking to Single-Family Rentals
Investors are flocking to single-family rentals. After the housing crisis, Wall Street got into the single-family rental market in a […]
Flood Maps Fail to Convince Coastal Residents of Dangers
Flood Maps Fail to Convince Coastal Residents of Dangers
Georgia State researchers have discovered that flood maps fail to convince coastal residents of the dangers of sea-level rise attributed […]
Could Rent Stabilization Fix Atlanta’s Affordable Housing Crisis?
Could Rent Stabilization Fix Atlanta’s Affordable Housing Crisis?
Rent stabilization is a tool being discussed to counter the affordable housing crisis in the city of Atlanta. City Council […]
In Public Attitudes about Climate Change, Politics Trump Science
In Public Attitudes about Climate Change, Politics Trump Science
Urban Studies Institute Professor Risa Palm and USI AffiliateToby Bolsen have been researching public attitudes about Climate Change. The results […]
State Law Banning Rent Control Challenged by Atlanta Councilman Antonio Brown
State Law Banning Rent Control Challenged by Atlanta Councilman Antonio Brown
On Wednesday the Atlanta City Council’s Finance/Executive Committee voted to approve a measure, introduced by District 3 Councilman Antonio Brown, […]
Palm Named Fellow of the American Association of Geographers
Palm Named Fellow of the American Association of Geographers
Dr. Risa Palm was named a Fellow of the AAG based on her extraordinary career as a reputed scholar, university administrator, [...]
Consortium Addressing Statewide Climate Impacts
Consortium Addressing Statewide Climate Impacts
Georgia State University has joined the Georgia Climate Project (GCP), a statewide consortium working to improve understanding of climate impacts […]
Co-Producing Urban Transformative Visions for Resilience to Extreme Events
Co-Producing Urban Transformative Visions for Resilience to Extreme Events
Urban Studies Institute postdoc Lelani Mannetti and assistant professor David Iwaniec were organizers and presenters of two UREx SRN sessions on “Co-Producing [...]
2050 Population Forecast Released by ARC
2050 Population Forecast Released by ARC
The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) released their 2050 population forecast this month. ARC is a regional planning commission that provides […]