Hanna Love

Hanna Love is a Senior Research Analyst in the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. Love conducts research and analysis for the program’s Bass Center for Transformative Placemaking, where she focuses on enhancing opportunity in communities impacted by disinvestment and structural inequities. Prior to Brookings, Love served as Research Analyst at the Urban Institute’s Justice Policy Center, specializing in youth justice, decarceration, and community-based solutions for safety. Love holds a master’s degree from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree from Pomona College, both in Sociology.

What transformative placemaking taught us in 2020, and how it can help build a better future

Joanne Kim, Hanna Love, Jennifer S. Vey, and Tracy Hadden Loh

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Hanna Love

Community-rooted economic inclusion: A strategic action playbook

Why ‘activity centers’ are the building blocks of inclusive regional economies

What transformative placemaking taught us in 2020, and how it can help build a better future

The ‘rural-urban divide’ furthers myths about race and poverty—concealing effective policy solutions

Building resilient rural places: Strategies from local leaders to strengthen rural assets, diversity, and dynamism

Creating a shared vision of rural resilience through community-led civic structures

Rural Main Streets can’t achieve true economic revival without bridging social divides

The necessary foundations for rural resilience: A flexible, accessible, and healthy built environment

Rural small businesses need local solutions to survive

Why Main Streets are a key driver of equitable economic recovery in rural America