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#  Why Housing and Community are Actually Infrastructure, with Carlos Martín 

 





Episode Thirty-Seven

 

March 15, 2023

 

 

 [ Betsy Gardner ](/betsy-gardner) 

- March 15, 2023
- [Infrastructure](/infrastructure)

 In this episode Professor Goldsmith interviews Carlos Martín about his work as the project director of the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University. They discuss Martín's background as an architect and engineer and how that informs his view of public policy and governance, the history of displacement in America, and why community bonds are a key aspect of infrastructure.

 Listen below, or wherever you get your podcasts, to learn more. [Transcript available here](https://data-smart-city-pod.simplecast.com/episodes/housing-community-actually-infrastructure-carlos-martin/transcript).

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##  About the Author 

###  <a></a>Betsy Gardner   ![Headshot of Betsy Gardner](/sites/g/files/omnuum10826/files/styles/hwp_1_1__100x100_scale/public/2025-05/Betsy%20Headshot%20resize.jpg?itok=k2OsSp1g) 

 



 Betsy Gardner is the editor of Data-Smart City Solutions and the producer of the Data-Smart City Pod. Prior to this, Betsy worked in a variety of roles in higher education, focusing on deconstructing racial and gender inequality through research, writing, and facilitation. She also researched government spending and transparency at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. Betsy holds a master’s degree in Urban and Regional Policy from Northeastern University, a bachelor’s degree in Art History from Boston University, and a graduate certificate in Digital Storytelling from the Harvard Extension School.



 

 



 

 See also:- [ Disaster Management ](/topics/disaster-management)
- [ Environment ](/topics/environment)
- [ Equity ](/topics/equity)
- [ Housing ](/topics/housing)
- [ Infrastructure ](/topics/infrastructure)
 
 

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