Join Dr. Laura Wolf-Powers for a discussion on the housing crisis and the role that land value plays therein.
About the Speaker
Laura Wolf-Powers is Professor of Urban Policy and Planning in the School of Arts and Sciences at City University of New York (CUNY) Hunter College and a member of the faculty in Earth & Environmental Sciences at the CUNY Graduate Center. She teaches economic development, real estate development, community planning, and political economy. Her present research investigates the political economy of land valuation and property taxation with an eye to creating policies that curb rent-seeking and retain socially created land value for the public.
About Housing Justice Lab at the School of Cities
The Housing Justice Lab is a pioneering research initiative committed to exposing, analyzing, and improving housing justice across North American cities. Under the leadership of Principal Investigator Professor Prentiss A. Dantzler, our lab engages in community-centered research with an aim towards capacity building, knowledge mobilization, and policy advocacy.
