SPECIAL ISSUE

New Ideas in Urban Research

A special issue of Urban Link featuring graduating doctoral students’ urban-focused research.

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FEATURED

Five Steps for Financing Urban Adaptation

Eugénie L. Birch and Mauricio Rodas discuss takeaways from a workshop on financing urban adaptation to climate change.

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FEATURED

Nussdorf Urban Leadership Awardees

Congratulations to Emilia Saiz Carrancedo, Secretary General, UCLG, and Claudio Orrego, Governor, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile!

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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

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7/21
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Special Briefing on Vulnerable Cities Facing Work from Home Realities

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7/12
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State and Local Programs to Advance Homeownership Opportunity to Narrow Racial Disparities

conferences
6/27
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Networking Sessions at the 11th Session of the World Urban Forum

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6/23
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Special Briefing on States Cutting Taxes: Relief Now, Shortfalls Later?

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5/19
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Special Briefing on the Deployment of the $1 Trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by States and Localities

panel
5/17
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Federal Programs to Advance Homeownership Opportunity to Narrow Racial Disparities 

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4/26
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Investing in Arts & Culture to Build Community

panel
4/21
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Special Briefing on Inflation and Recession Risks for States and Cities

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4/20
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17th Annual Urban Leadership Forum

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4/15
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Third Annual Wharton Future of Cities Conference

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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.

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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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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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2022 Penn Undergraduate Urban Research Colloquium Findings

May 31, 2022

The Case for Going Big With Infrastructure Spending

May 19, 2022

Muni bonds still have role amid federal infrastructure dollars

May 19, 2022

What Inflation Means for State and Local Budgets

April 25, 2022
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