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March 18, 2025

Defying Displacement: Book Talk and Conversation with Andrew Lee

Join the Penn Institute for Urban Research for this book talk and conversation on Defying Displacement: Urban Recomposition and Social War, a new book by AK Press.

Andrew Lee Akira Drake Rodriguez

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Upcoming Events

Mar 18 11:00 am Special Briefing: The Future of Mass Transportation under Trump and the GOP Speakers: Kurt Forsgren David Greising Randy Iwasaki Leslie Richards Polly Trottenberg Eugénie L. Birch William Glasgall

Mar 18 12:00 pm Defying Displacement: Book Talk and Conversation with Andrew Lee Speakers: Andrew Lee Akira Drake Rodriguez

Mar 27 5:30 pm Book Talk: Power, Politics and Territory in the ‘New Northern Ireland’ Speakers: Vincent Reina Elizabeth DeYoung

Apr 10 12:00 pm Book Talk | Unforgiving Places: The Unexpected Origins of American Gun Violence with Jens Ludwig Speakers: John MacDonald Jens Ludwig

Apr 11 12:00 pm Seventh Annual Nowak Memorial Lecture | Founding Visions: A Journey of Collaboration and Impact Speakers: Patricia L. Smith Eva Gladstein Joyce Wilkerson Dr. Katherine O’Regan

Apr 24 12:00 pm Opportunities & Challenges of Climate Action Planning in Indian Cities: A Case of Mumbai City Speakers: Lubaina Rangwala

Past Events

Feb 28 2025 Past Event Wharton – Weitzman Future of Cities Conference

Feb 27 2025 Past Event PhD Lunch & Lightning Talks

Feb 20 2025 Past Event Special Briefing: The New Administration’s First Month Speakers: Mark Zandi Carolyn Bourdeaux Jeffrey Holland Eric Kim Vikram Rai Torsten Slok William Glasgall Susan Wachter

Jan 23 2025 Past Event The City in the 21st Century: Celebrating the Reflective Practitioner featuring Enrique Peñalosa Londoño Speakers: Enrique Peñalosa Manuel A. Diaz Richard Freeland Judith Rodin Eleanor Sharpe

Dec 05 2024 Past Event Special Briefing: The Road Ahead for the Economy, States, and Localities as Donald Trump and the GOP Take Charge Speakers: Torsten Slok Annie Linskey Carolyn Bourdeaux Eric Kazatsky Teryn Zmuda

Nov 22 2024 Past Event Statecraft Urbanism: Building Garden City in Shenzhen Speakers: Li Hou

Nov 20 2024 Past Event GIS Day Keynote: Exploring Cities through the Lens of Urban Analytics Speakers: Andrew Crooks

Nov 11 2024 Past Event Carbon Capture and Cities Speakers: Thomas Daniels Masoud Akbarzadeh Dorit Aviv Jennifer Wilcox Sanya Carley William W. Braham

Oct 24 2024 Past Event Special Briefing: America’s Growth Regions Speakers: Kim Norton Robert Buschman Eric Kim Tom Schuette

Oct 22 2024 Past Event 2025 Undergraduate Urban Research Colloquium Information Session Speakers: Yining Lei Travis Lloyd Decaminada

Oct 15 2024 Past Event Financing Resilient Cities for the Future Speakers: Mauricio Rodas Eugénie L. Birch Jaime Pumarejo Heins Nathaniel Echeverria Gulnara Roll

Sep 27 2024 Past Event Planning Healthy Cities in China Speakers: Lan Wang

Sep 19 2024 Past Event Special Briefing: Year Ahead for America’s States and Municipalities Speakers: Mark Zandi Vikram Rai Jane Ridley Matthew Stitt

Jun 27 2024 Past Event Special Briefing: State Tax Breaks

May 29 2024 Past Event Special Briefing: Doom Loop or Boom Loop—Work from Home and the Challenges Facing US Cities

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