Andy Fergus on Equity

We’ve wanted to squeeze Andy into our journal for quite some time and in Equity we found the perfect spot! Here’s Andy’s thoughts on the word:⁠

“Equity in common English conjures notions of inclusion and equal opportunity. In the making of cities it can often describe the precise opposite. Equity, in the financial sense, speaks of the command of resources that allows an investor to initiate the making of new city fabric. Equity brings control, ownership and by extension the privilege of agency. Equity investors can assert values, dreams and ethical ambitions, or can simply pursue the extraction and accumulation of private wealth. If we want to set the agenda of our cities in the context of climate and ecological crises we need to carefully reframe the rules which govern this source of investment.⁠”
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Copies of Equity can be purchased through the The Fulcrum Press with all proceeds going towards projects in First Nations communities. Link in profile.