Joshua Akers

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Joshua Akers
Assistant Professor of Geography and Urban and Regional Studies
University of Michigan-Dearborn - USA

My research and writing examines the intersection of markets and policy and their material impacts on everyday life in urban neighborhoods. My Current work focuses on changing property markets in the wake of the financial crisis. I work directly with organizations and activists focused on housing and tenancy issues in Detroit. I developed a web mapping tool to assist communities working to slow speculation and its impact on local neighborhoods. This work may be found at propertypraxis.org.

urbanpraxis.org