Worried about housing shortages and soaring prices? Your community’s zoning laws could be part of the problem

More than one-third of U.S. households pay more than 30% of their income for housing.

Jessica Trounstine, Professor of Political Science, Vanderbilt University • conversation
April 17, 2024 ~9 min

White patients are more likely than Black patients to be given opioid medication for pain in US emergency departments

Undertreated pain can result in unnecessary suffering and a greater likelihood of long-term chronic pain.

Sofia Stathi, Professor of Social Psychology, University of Greenwich • conversation
Oct. 27, 2023 ~5 min


Shelters can help homeless people by providing quiet and privacy, not just a bunk and a meal

As US cities struggle to reduce homelessness, two scholars explain how planners can reform shelter design to be more humane and to prioritize mental health and well-being.

Heather Ross, Clinical Associate Professor in Nursing and Clinical Associate Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University • conversation
Sept. 13, 2023 ~10 min

Using green banks to solve America’s affordable housing crisis – and climate change at the same time

Massachusetts is establishing the first US green bank dedicated to sustainable affordable housing. Three experts in climate finance explain why better housing can help rein in global warming.

Seth Owusu-Mante, Research Fellow in International Development, Tufts University • conversation
July 18, 2023 ~10 min

How small wealthy suburbs contribute to regional housing problems

Small suburbs have a track record of blocking new housing. Two urban policy experts explain why that’s a problem and what metro areas could do about it.

Nicholas J. Marantz, Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy, University of California, Irvine • conversation
July 10, 2023 ~11 min

Medicaid coverage is expiring for millions of Americans – but there's a proven way to keep many of them insured

Evidence from Massachusetts suggests that a multistep process discourages enrollment. The findings could help policymakers stave off a sharp decline in coverage when COVID-19 policies change.

Mark Shepard, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School • conversation
Jan. 31, 2023 ~5 min

What’s really driving ‘climate gentrification’ in Miami? It isn’t fear of sea-level rise

Miami is often held up as an example of ‘climate gentrification.’ But a closer look finds a bigger driver of flashy new developments in low-income neighborhoods.

Han Li, Assistant Professor of Geography, University of Miami • conversation
Dec. 6, 2022 ~6 min

4 reasons affordable housing is slow to recover after disasters like hurricanes, and what communities can do about it

Research shows that coastal businesses’ hurricane recovery depends on workers being able to return.

Shannon Van Zandt, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University • conversation
Oct. 24, 2022 ~9 min


Coastal businesses’ hurricane recovery depends on rebuilding affordable housing

Four reasons affordable housing is slow to recover after disasters, and what communities can do about it.

Shannon Van Zandt, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University • conversation
Oct. 24, 2022 ~9 min

Rebuilding affordable housing is essential for coastal businesses' hurricane recovery

Four reasons affordable housing is slow to recover after disasters, and what communities can do about it.

Shannon Van Zandt, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University • conversation
Oct. 24, 2022 ~9 min

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