Published Chapters

NOW AVAILABLE—ON COMMON GROUND: International Perspectives on the Community Land Trust

June 30, 2020—Just out, On Common Ground: International Perspectives on the Community Land Trust is a collection of twenty-six original essays, written by forty-two [...]

NEW PUBLICATION—Favela vs. Asphalt: Suggesting a New Lens

March 1, 2020 Now available “Favela vs. Asphalt: Suggesting a New Lens on Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas and Formal City” chapter by Catalytic Communities’ [...]

NOW AVAILABLE—Our Chapter on Rio in TRANSFORMATIVE PLANNING: RADICAL ALTERNATIVES

January, 2020—Just out, Transformative Planning: Radical Alternatives to Neoliberal Urbanism is a collection of 41 essays edited by Tom Angotti and divided into eight [...]

A Sustainable Housing Model for the Global South?

June 15, 2019—Just out! Catalytic Communities’ Executive Director Theresa Williamson published a chapter entitled “The Favela Community Land Trust: A [...]

CHAPTER AVAILABLE—Rio’s Favelas: The Power of Informal Urbanism

March 1, 2019 Now available “Rio’s Favelas: The Power of Informal Urbanism” chapter by Catalytic Communities’ Theresa Williamson published in [...]

Zimbalist’s ‘Rio 2016’ Chapter on Vila Autódromo Now Available

August 12, 2018—Just out! Catalytic Communities’ Executive Director Theresa Williamson published a chapter entitled “Not Everyone Has a Price: How the Small [...]