Brick, Grass (&) Steel

Brick, Grass (&) Steel

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Brick, Grass (&) Steel episodes

  • The Power Behind the Plans: Urban Planning and the Real Estate State
    In an interview with Samuel Stein, author of Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State, this episode explores how urban planning – often viewed, but seldom literally seen, as a neutral or technocratic practice – has historically played a central role in enabling inequality, displacement and segregation and how planners can reclaim their power to foster equity, resilience and justice in cities. 

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    47 min
  • The Unseen Architecture of Inequality
    Featuring Eric Klinenberg, sociologist and New York University professor, whose groundbreaking book Palaces for the People examines how libraries, parks and other social infrastructure can strengthen democracy and reduce inequality. Klinenberg’s research and commentary have been featured widely in The New Times, The New Yorker, and other leading outlets.

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    50 min

About Brick, Grass (&) Steel

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A podcast exploring how the built environment can support equitable, sustainable and resilient communities. Episodes will address how physical spaces influence survival and recovery in the face of…