Brent Forsberg, president of Forsberg Real Estate does a deep dive with Steve and Tom talking about urban development, how to make successful cities, and the future of Lansing.  This is a fascinating conversation you won't want to miss!

For further about brent (including his extensive reading list, visit https://www.brentforsberg.com/about-me

Show notes:

Brent recommends the following resources if you are interested in today's topic:

Books

Bareilles, S. (2013). The blessed unrest. New York, NY: Epic.

Geddes, P. (2004). Civics: As applied sociology [13205]. USA: Public Domain. Retrieved May 7, 2021, from https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13205

Glaeser, E. L. (2012). Triumph of the city: How our greatest invention makes us richer, smarter, greener, healthier, and happier. New York, NY, NY: Penguin Books.

Isenberg, N. (2017). White trash. London: Atlantic Books.

Schaefer Caniglia, B., Frank, B., Knott, J., Jr., Sagendorf, K. S., & Wilkerson, E. A. (2021). REGENERATIVE URBAN DEVELOPMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE COMMON GOOD. New Yord, NY: ROUTLEDGE.

Twitty, M. (2018). The cooking gene: A journey through African American culinary history in the Old South. New York, NY: Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins.

West, G. B. (2017). Scale. New York, NY: Phoenix (An Imprint Of Th.

Wilkins, D., & Lomawaima, T. (2002). Uneven Ground: American Indian Sovereignty and Federal Law. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press.

Williams, J. (1966). This is my country too. New York, NY: Published by The New American Library.

Wohlleben, P. (2018). HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES: What they feel, how they communicate? discoveries from a secret world. Vancouver, BC: GREYSTONE Books.

Web Resources

Brent's google drive of resources https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13hoQN4E_a19UBDDM7qvPtzaseXPUmdeF?usp=

US institutional Power and control  Ebb and Flow of laws in the US

1660-1899

https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/124CTqaRsUoYCcjQpWBRRPG1FzywWYwA1HJ8weKjFLrA/edit?usp=sharing

1900-1949

https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1MxdiA5zTW-F8gk6554zAXx2gStzZehGRFwX7WHvwfAI/edit?usp=sharing

1950-1989

https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1bQObY2TxqtM0lWvXQYydfl19cNig8jstODjWSjr2zws/edit?usp=sharing

1990-2020

https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1yIgGEcCPE5_53BYcO6LTY1jEoJcf224xbBY-ER8yzo0/edit?usp=sharing

MSU Urban Renewal West Lansing Neighborhoods

http://projects.leadr.msu.edu/lansingurbanrenewal/neatline/show/lansing-urban-renewal#records/148

My Presentation to Rotary last year looks at Lansing redline history

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1b8RdJTt5xbUDNgMFfTzP39DBqCzZj9kJD_XqpGmq-Qk/edit?usp=sharing