Hanna Love

Hanna Love is a Research Associate 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

‘40 acres and a mall’: How community ownership models can preserve economic power in Black neighborhoods

How place governance impacts the civic potential of public places

Exploring the often fraught relationship between public spaces and social divides

The inclusive economic impacts of downtown public space investments

Beyond traditional measures: Examining the holistic impacts of public space investments in three cities

The emerging solidarity economy: A primer on community ownership of real estate

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