Penn Institute for Urban Research

Through the work of internationally recognized scholars in the University's 12 schools, Penn has demonstrated a strong record of academic leadership in urban research. Penn IUR advances this scholarship by encouraging multidisciplinary collaboration, fostering an innovative urban research environment, and deploying new research methodologies and data. 

Anchor Institutions

Projects

     National Anchor Institution Task Force

     Penn IUR Roundtable on Anchor Institutions

     Penn IUR Case Studies on Anchor Institutions

     Philadelphia 360

Publications

Urban Development Strategies

Projects

     Urbanization Knowledge Partnership (UrbKP)

     Rockefeller Foundation / Penn IUR Landscape Study: How Cities Create and Transfer Knowledge

     Center for Globalization Studies in an Urban World (GUW)

     Philadelphia and Surrounding Area House Price Indices

     Spatial Integration Laboratory for Urban Systems

     The Franklin Conference: Schools by Design: Innovative Intentions

Publications

Sustainable Cities

Projects

     PJM Electricity Price Ticker and Energy Literacy Education Campaign

      Energy Smart Communities Initiative of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

     Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster for Energy Efficient Buildings

     Downtown Smart Grids and Microgrids

     UN-HABITAT World Urban Campaign

     HUD Sustainability Indicators Project

     Re-Imagining Cities: Urban Design After the Age of Oil

     Land Use and Policy Studies

     100 Cities Initiative

Publications