The Affordable City by Shane Phillips book box what makes you different makes

what makes you different makes you dangerous

not a problem

a 2006 National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature

not when the perfect father and mother are right in front of them

and the insight that can help cities fight back against the crisis from the bottom-up

The Affordable City by Shane Phillips book box what makes you different makesFrom Los Angeles to Boston and Chicago to Miami, US cities are struggling to address the twin crises of high housing costs and household instability. Debates over the appropriate course of action have been defined by two poles: building more housing or enacting stronger tenant protections. These options are often treated as mutually exclusive, with support for one implying opposition to the other. Shane Phillips believes that effectively tackling the