Thank you! Will check, I love to cite Fourcaut, and have taught for a few years with Yankel Fijalkow, so I’d have to think about it. I meant to extend my list beyond France too, thinking of the Gailhoustets and Perriands of other European countries, if you think of someone specific

Oh right! I forgot to list datawrapper! You’re saying that’s your favorite?

3. 🚧 💸Interdepartmental/interregional land banking: Public financing of social housing goes hand-in-hand with coordinated land banking for large projects.

4. 🔐Distinctive public-private partnerships: in France the private sector operates under strong public oversight.

1. 🏗️National fair share mandates: Multilevel enforcement helps counter exclusionary agendas in single-family-only suburbs.

2. 🏬Small but mighty projects: Infill densification, rehabilitation, and adaptive reuse demonstrate that housing provision isn’t just about new construction.

In a nutshell, we explore how the French and US housing markets are more similar than they might appear. Our conversation centers on four key strategies that make France an interesting (if imperfect, but inspiring) model.

+For those interested in situating the political governance, citizen participation, & economic implications of large Parisian and Grand Parisian infrastructural projects, this paper on the critical histories of the Grand Paris Express and the Mobilien BRT network: www.magdamaaoui.com/_files/ugd/5...