As is our custom at Penn IUR, we dedicate this issue of the Urban Link to celebrate and highlight Penn’s graduating doctoral students who have created new urban-related knowledge through their research. They come from many disciplines, including applied economics, city and regional planning, and criminology. Enjoy and be enlightened as you read their key findings and novel policy recommendations below. We have listed the authors alphabetically.

New Ideas in Urban Research

  • David Mitre Becerril, Criminology, School of Arts & Sciences | The Effects of Neighborhood Investments on Public Safety
  • Bing-yu Chiu, City and Regional Planning, Weitzman School of Design | Transforming the Asian Motorcycle City 
  • Tianfang (Tom) Cui, Applied Economics, The Wharton School | The Connection Between Minimum Lot Sizes and Segregation
  • Christine Quattro, City and Regional Planning, Weitzman School of Design | Evidence of Disparate Impact in Existing Zoning Structures
  • Xuequan Elsie Ping, Economics, School of Arts & Sciences | The Dynamics of Urban Development: Evidence from Land Use Reform in New York
  • Boqian Xu, City and Regional Planning, Weitzman School of Design | Transforming China’s National New Areas towards Ecological Civilization