Place-Based Interventions: Exploring the Research and Evidence

Penn IUR Proof and the City Seminar Series

How do we make cities and neighborhoods more livable? Penn IUR and the Department of Criminology helda discussion on place-based interventions aimed at improving the health, safety and viability of urban places. Experts will discuss the current research on what works and what doesn’t, and furthermore, what research is still needed.

Speakers included: Elijah Anderson, William K. Lanman, Jr. Professor of Sociology, Yale University; Charles Branas, Professor of Epidemiology, Perelman School of Medicine; Director, Cartographic Modeling Laboratory; John MacDonald, Chair of Penn’s Department of Criminology and Associate Professor of Criminology; and Susan Wachter, Co-Director, Penn IUR and the Richard B. Worley Professor of Financial Management and Professor of Real Estate and Finance; The Wharton School.

The event was dedicated to exploring Penn’s theme of the year, Proof. 

Penn IUR’s Place Based Interventions: Exploring Research and Evidence