Listen " EPISODE 36 - Human Scale and Urban Renewal with Rachel Ferguson "
Episode Synopsis
Chris Anadale interviews Rachel Ferguson about neighborhood stabilization, human scale, building social & racial trust, and causes for hope in the cities. Dr. Ferguson is director of the Free Enterprise Center at Concordia University of Chicago, an Affiliated Scholar at the Acton Institute, and a member of the Ciceronian Society advisory board.
Links to People, Books, and Organizations mentioned in this episode:
Seth Kaplan, https://sethkaplan.org/
Bob Lupton, https://www.luptoncenter.org/
Toxic Charity, https://www.amazon.com/Toxic-Charity-Churches-Charities-Reverse/dp/0062076213
Bob Woodson, https://woodsoncenter.org/about-us/meet-our-founder/
John Perkins, https://johnmperkins.com/
True Charity, https://www.truecharity.us/
Chalmers Center, https://chalmers.org/
The Crisis of Dependency, https://www.amazon.com/Crisis-Dependency-Efforts-Poverty-Trapping/dp/162586289X
Jane Jacobs, Eyes on the Street, https://www.npr.org/2016/09/28/495615064/eyes-on-the-street-details-jane-jacobs-efforts-to-put-cities-first
Love the Lou, https://www.lovethelou.com/
Marvin Olasky, https://www.amazon.com/Tragedy-American-Compassion-Marvin-Olasky/dp/089526725X
When Helping Hurts, https://www.amazon.com/When-Helping-Hurts-Alleviate-Yourself/dp/0802409989
Becoming Whole, https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Whole-Opposite-Poverty-American/dp/0802401589/
Chris Arnade, https://www.amazon.com/Dignity-Seeking-Respect-Back-America-ebook/dp/B079WNP94J
Rachel Ferguson links:
https://www.rachelferguson.com/blog
https://www.cuchicago.edu/academics/centers-of-excellence/free-enterprise-center/
https://www.acton.org/religion-liberty/volume-33-number-4/saving-st-louis-one-block-time
https://www.facebook.com/rachelsferguson
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-ferguson-401300124/
https://x.com/LibertyEthics
https://www.instagram.com/libertyethics/
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0:00 Introduction
7:40 Scale
13:40 Place
17:56 Philosophy
24:31 Race
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