The Tragedy of Piacenza’s Evictions by Deborah Sharp
In The Hidden Victims: The Tragedy of Piacenza’s Evictions, Deborah Sharp uses a unique lens to examine the human cost of a small city’s housing crisis. With a focus on the overlooked and underserved, she aims to provide readers with a deeper understanding of one of the world’s oldest cities.
Using the case of Piacenza, a sleepy Italian town in the foothills of the Tuscan hills, Sharp focuses on the impact that housing affordability has had on local communities and how these factors have contributed to the city’s murder rate in the past. She also explores the economic, social, and cultural impact that evictions have had on a city’s housing stock as a whole.
As she does so, Sharp illuminates a number of important and largely unrecognized issues that have shaped the city’s history.
The Hidden Victims: The Tragedy of Piacenza’s Evictions by Deborah Sharp
The most obvious is the evictions, but she also examines the impact of rent control on community development and the role that property tax reform has played in helping to keep rents low.
In the face of these challenges, she presents readers with a compelling case for a new approach to tackling the housing crisis.
The best way to do this is to enact a moratorium that will keep rents affordable. A bipartisan solution is the key. Fortunately, the Biden administration is making moves to make this happen. They’re proposing a number of measures to speed up the process, such as cutting the red tape and creating incentives for developers to build more units in areas with high vacancy rates.
