Stacey Sutton
Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Policy
Biography
Stacey Sutton — Photo: Jenny Fontaine
Community economies, neighborhood change, small businesses, retail landscapes and how fairness influences their growth represent the mix of Stacey Sutton’s research.
In collaboration with numerous community organizations and national foundations, she has explored the forms and functions of alternative development models, and localism for strengthening economic democracy and increasing opportunities for marginalized communities.
Sutton’s forthcoming book, “Buy Black: Race, Retail, and the Politics of Neighborhood Business Survival,” utilizes a Brooklyn neighborhood’s transformation into “Black Bohemia” as a testament to the empowering potential of black small business ownership. She also identifies and analyzes the disenfranchising impact of land-use rules, building codes, spatial regulations and the process of gentrification.
Subject areas:
- Community economic development
- Neighborhood change
- Small business development
- Gentrification
- Urban policy
- Retail development