FEATURED

Expert Voices 2021: What Will Be the “New Normal”?

Penn IUR's network of experts discuss the lasting effects of COVID-19 on urban life and how to rebuild.

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FEATURED

The G20 and Cities

In this article on the rise and influence of engagement groups like the Urban 20, Penn IUR Co-Director Eugénie Birch explains how urban priorities came to be reflected in the G20 Leaders’ Communique.

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ANNOUNCEMENT

Recovering Cities Project

Penn IUR is partnering with research institutes in cities across the US to monitor and inform the recovery from the health, economic, and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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ANNOUNCEMENT

Cities and COVID-19 Resource Library

An online compendium of data, research, and resources documenting the impact of COVID-19 on cities around the world.

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The Penn Institute for Urban Research (Penn IUR) is dedicated to advancing cross-disciplinary urban-focused research, instruction, and civic engagement on issues relevant to cities around the world. As the global population becomes increasingly urban, understanding cities is vital to informed decision-making and public policy at the local, national, and international levels.

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Events

panel
2/11
11:00 AM ET – 12:00 PM ET

Special Briefing: The COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout and the Impact on States and Municipalities

lecture
3/26
9:00 am ET – 12:00 pm ET

#MUSAMasterClass featuring Dr. Paula Moraga: Disease Risk Modeling and Visualization using R

panel
1/14
past event

Special Briefing: The Year Ahead for States and Municipalities

panel
12/10
past event

Special Briefing: Working with the CARES Act and What May Come Next

panel
11/19
past event

Special Briefing: Assuring Public Worker Retirement Security Amid COVID-19 Fiscal Stress

panel
10/30
past event

Designing for Risk and Resilience: Lessons from Hurricane Sandy for a COVID World

panel
10/29
past event

Perspectives on Fair Housing: Gender

lecture
10/29
past event

Smart City Technologies for Health and Equity: Examples from New York City

panel
10/27
past event

Perspectives on Fair Housing: Law

panel
10/22
past event

Perspectives on Fair Housing: Education

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Active Initiatives

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Cities and Contagion: Lessons from COVID-19

The Cities and Contagion: Lessons from COVID-19 initiative brings together experts across scholarly disciplines who can help interpret the coronavirus pandemic’s implications for urbanization and the subsequent responses to its human and economic dimensions. This work will inform public and private decision-makers as t...

Initiative for State and Local Fiscal Stability

The Initiative for State and Local Fiscal Stability draws its inspiration from the efforts of Richard Ravitch, former Lieutenant Governor of New York State, who will serve as Chair, and William Glasgall, the Initiative’s lead, who created the Truth and Integrity in Government Finance Initiative at the Volcker Alliance.

City Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Financing Initiative

C2IFI is a new initiative of Penn IUR and Perry World House to enable mayors to create inclusive and prosperous cities by locking in climate-resilient infrastructure investments that yield economic, social and environmental benefits for decades.

GlobalSustainable CitiesUrban Development StrategiesAnchor Institutions

Global Urban Commons

The Global Urban Commons (the Commons), is a publicly-accessible, global directory of university-based urban research centers.The Commons, which includes more than 200 urban-research focused organizations from around the world, is a platform to build awareness about the breadth and depth of global urban research. The site i...

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off the press

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New Towns for the Twenty-First Century: A Guide to Planned Communities Worldwide

Richard Peiser and Ann Forsyth

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Perspectives on Fair Housing

Vincent J. Reina, Wendell E. Pritchett, and Susan M. Wachter

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How Ideas Shape Urban Political Development

Richardson Dilworth and Timothy P. R. Weaver

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Life Among Urban Planners: Practice, Professionalism, and Expertise in the Making of the City

Jennifer Mack and Michael Herzfeld

Penn IUR 2019-20 Annual Report: Cities and Shocks

Penn IUR

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top headlines

Cities and COVID-19: Penn IUR Affiliates in the News

February 1, 2021

An overhaul for Fannie and Freddie: What it would mean for mortgage borrowers

January 25, 2021

Genie Birch on Wharton Business Daily

December 17, 2020

Experts Predict What The Housing Market Will Be Like In 2021

December 16, 2020
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