Housing Policy Interventions in the High Demand City

Presented on November 11, 2016 in the Reinsch-Pierce Family Auditorium, College of Architecture at Georgia Tech.21st Century Urban Housing Symposium: Ecology, Opportunity, Affordability - Session 1 - The Future of Housing Affordability and Access to the City.Moderated by Andre Dickens, Atlanta City Councilman at Large and Jennifer Hirsch, Director, Center for Serve-Learn-Sustain. The focus of the panel discussion was on the issues of affordability in 21st century American cities. Panelists brought up urban equity as well as the actions citizens and the government can take to improve affordability for residents.Dan Immergluck is a Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, School of City and Regional Planning. PRESENTATION TITLE: Housing Affordability.Nathaniel Smith is Founder and CEO at Partnership for Southern Equity. PRESENTATION TITLE: Affordable Housing and Equity.Sarah Watson is the Deputy Director at Citizens Housing Planning Council, New York, N.Y. PRESENTATION TITLE: Housing Policy Interventions in the High Demand City.Runtime: 115:36 minutesEvery year, the world’s population increases by 65 million people, and over the next 13 years, 600 cities will account for nearly 65 percent of global GDP growth. This afternoon symposium will explore ideas related to 21st urban housing in the context of changing urban demographics, sustainability targets and alternative energy requirements, via guest presentations, audience involvement and exemplary design projects. There are a number of new initiatives focused on understanding the forces in play as urbanized areas like Tokyo, Seattle, Atlanta, San Francisco, and New York City work to address issues associated with designing livable, energy efficient and affordable urban dwellings. As cities like Atlanta continue to experience a move away from satellite single family bedroom communities towards center city, mid and high-rise housing blocks, our challenge is to create sustained focus and dialogue on ecology, opportunity and affordability.Alcoa Foundation; Strategic Energy Institut