Land Lines October 2014
Features
Beijing’s Subterranean Housing Market
More than one million people are living in apartments underground in Beijing. These small, often windowless dwellings are, for many workers, the only affordable housing option near jobs in the city center. The author examines this low-income rental housing submarket.
The first installment in a two-part series, this article outlines the fiscal causes and repercussions of Detroit’s surplus of vacant, publicly held property, and considers the prospect of reclaiming some parcels as open space.
