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Photo by Syed Mahabubul Kader, submitted to the Penn IUR Photo Competition in 2020

Syed Mahabubul Kader

Urban Development

City dwellers dominate the world’s population in the 21st century, placing urban development at the center of public and private decision-making.

Open Photo Details

Photo by Syed Mahabubul Kader, submitted to the Penn IUR Photo Competition in 2020

Syed Mahabubul Kader

Urban Development

City dwellers dominate the world’s population in the 21st century, placing urban development at the center of public and private decision-making.

Recent Activities

Book April 30, 2024
Equality and the City: Urban Innovations for All Citizens
In Equality and the City, Enrique Peñalosa Londoño draws on his experience as mayor of Bogotá, Colombia to share his perspective on the issues facing developing cities, especially sustainable transportation and equal access to public space.
Enrique Peñalosa
Urban Development
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Research Paper December 18, 2023 Good and Bad News About Income Inequality in Urban America A new working PennIUR working paper by Professor Emeritus of City Planning John Landis entitled, Good and Bad New about Income Inequality in Urban America, clarifies and updates the local income inequality picture. John Landis Housing State & Local Finance Article May 9, 2023 The Dynamics of Urban Development: Evidence from Land Use Reform in New York Housing Urban Development

Meet our affiliates working on issues of Urban Development

Jay Arzu Doctoral Candidate, City and Regional Planning Eugénie L. Birch Lawrence C. Nussdorf Professor of Urban Research and Education Camille Zubrinsky Charles Professor of Sociology, Africana Studies, and Education David Gouverneur Associate Professor of Practice, City and Regional Planning, University of Pennsylvania Jamaal Green Assistant Professor Erick Guerra Associate Professor, City and Regional Planning John Landis Professor Emeritus of City and Regional Planning Zhongjie Lin Associate Professor of City & Regional Planning John MacDonald Professor of Criminology and Sociology Enrique Peñalosa Independent Consultant

Current Initiatives Addressing Urban Development

Andrew Melnik, Lauren Sorkin, Jaime Pumarejo at Urban Leadership Award Ceremony Initiative City Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Financing Initiative (C2IFI) Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development
Bikers in Chapultepec Park, Mexico City Initiative Global Commission for Urban SDG Finance Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development
Bamboo slum by Mohammad Rakibul Hasan Initiative Forum on Urban Informality Urban Development Rapid Urbanization
Person grocery shopping during Covid Initiative Cities and Contagion: Lessons from COVID-19 Urban Development
Power lines at sunset Initiative Gap Analysis of APEC Energy Projects Urban Development
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Upcoming Events

Jan 23 12:00 pm 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 Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development + 1
Nov 22 12:00 pm Statecraft Urbanism: Building Garden City in Shenzhen Speakers:  Li Hou Urban Development

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