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portada Blighted: A Story of People, Politics, and an American Housing Miracle
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Language
English
Pages
392
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
21.8x14.5x2.3 cm
Weight
0.54 kg.
ISBN13
9781588385277

Blighted: A Story of People, Politics, and an American Housing Miracle

Margaret Stagmeier (Author) · NewSouth Books · Paperback

Blighted: A Story of People, Politics, and an American Housing Miracle - Stagmeier, Margaret

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Synopsis "Blighted: A Story of People, Politics, and an American Housing Miracle"

Blighted is a powerful narrative about the decades-long decay and remarkable two-year reinvention of Summerdale, an aging apartment community located in one of Atlanta's grittiest corridors. From burnt-out, mold-infested buildings to traumatized classrooms, Blighted unfolds in the voices of ruthless drug dealers, phantom tenants, fearless landlords, the working poor, educators, and visionary local leaders. After purchasing the property from an absentee overseas owner, Marjy Stagmeier and her partners methodically tackled the crisis festering inside the gated 244-unit apartment property. Two years of relentless work later, Stagmeier reveals how the team that she led built community from chaos. Through on-the-ground, in-the-moment interviews with a wide range of stakeholders, Stagmeier demonstrates how marginalized housing perpetuates intergenerational poverty and the collapse of nearby public schools while showing the multifaceted challenges of improving dire living conditions. Blighted offers a unique insider perspective of the political, human, and economic challenges of delivering equitable housing in a market fueled by inflationary prices, insatiable demand, and competing and often dubious agendas. Summerdale's success is a bright model of how affordable housing, education, healthcare, and social capital can interconnect to build vibrant, sustainable communities--affordable housing communities, nearby schools, and the community at large. From there, kids, families, working people, and neighborhoods can thrive.

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