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Penn IUR Urban Link Issues

Urban Link, published monthly, is an electronic digest that features expert commentary on urban topics and highlights Penn IUR's research in the context of pressing urban issues.
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April 2025 Urban Link

2025 Nussdorf Urban Leadership Prize Winners
News April 10, 2025
Penn IUR Celebrates 20 Years of Global Urban Leadership at Annual Forum

The Penn Institute for Urban Research (Penn IUR) will host the 20th Annual Urban Leadership Forum, a milestone event honoring visionary global leaders who have shaped today’s cities and have lessons for tomorrow's cities, on Friday, April 25. 

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Nowak Memorial Lecture April 11, 2025 Seventh Annual Nowak Memorial Lecture | Founding Visions: A Journey of Collaboration and Impact How can mission-driven finance drive social change? The Penn Institute for Urban Research and Reinvestment Fund invite you to the Seventh Annual Jeremy Nowak Memorial Lecture, reflecting on the mission and impact of community development financial institutions and the leadership role played by the Reinvestment Fund in these efforts.  Speakers:  Patricia L. Smith Eva Gladstein Joyce Wilkerson Dr. Katherine O’Regan Urban Development Publication April 16, 2025 Penn IUR Joins Global Leaders in Cape Town for Urban Ecosystem Restoration Workshop Penn IUR participated as a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) partner in the Generation Restoration global workshop for urban nature-based solutions (NbS) held in Cape Town, South Africa in March 2025. Climate Change & Resilience

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April 2025 April 2025 Urban Link

2025 Nussdorf Urban Leadership Prize Winners

March 2025 March 2025 Urban Link

Mass Transit at a Crossroads

February 2025 February 2025 Urban Link

Navigating Economic Uncertainty

January 2025 January 2025 Urban Link

Expert Voices 2025 | 13 Perspectives on Affordable Housing

December 2024 December 2024 Urban Link

2024 Highlights & Season’s Greetings

November 2024 November 2024 Urban Link

Green Cities Finance Gains Momentum

October 2024 October 2024 Urban Link

Here's to 20 Years of Urban Research

September 2024 September 2024 Urban Link

Vincent Reina on Housing Policy

May 2024 May 2024 Urban Link

Paris Mayor to host the SDSN Global Commission

April 2024 April 2024 Urban Link

 Celebrating Resilience with the 2024 Nussdorf Urban Leadership Prize

March 2024 March 2024 Urban Link

Future of Cities

February 2024 February 2024 Urban Link

Penn Students Present a Greener, Urban Ukraine

January 2024 January 2024 Urban Link

Expert Voices 2024 | Remote Work's Far-Reaching Impacts

March 2023 Urban Link December 2023

Urban Progress at COP28

November 2023 Urban Link November 2023

Special Briefing: Impact of Infrastructure and Jobs Act

October 2023 Urban Link October 2023

Updates from the Global Commission on Urban SDSG Finance

September 2023 Urban Link September 2023

Announcing the 2023-24 Fellows in Urban Leadership

May 2023 Urban Link May 2023

New Ideas in Urban Research

April 2023 Urban Link April 2023

Urban Leadership Prize Winners

March 2023 Urban Link March 2023

Celebrating 50 Books

February 2023 Urban Link February 2023

The Benefits of Greening

December 2022 Urban Link December 2022

End of year reflection

November 2022 Urban Link November 2022

How Philly Can Stay Ahead of the Curve in Addressing Climate Change

October 2022 Urban Link October 2022

A New Paradigm for Nature-Based Solutions

Urban Link September 2022

Penn IUR Welcomes 2022-23 Fellows in Urban Leadership

May 2022 Urban Link May 2022

New Ideas in Urban Research

May 2022 Urban Link April 2022

Five Steps to Financing Urban Adaptation to Climate Change

March 2022 Urban Link March 2022

2022 Nussdorf Urban Leadership Prize Winners

February 2022 Urban Link February 2022

Laura Perna on Education and Workforce Training

January 2022 Urban Link January 2022

Expert Voices 2022: Reimagining Infrastructure

December 2021 Urban Link December 2021

Can Cities Lead on Climate Change?

November 2021 Urban Link November 2021

Mark Alan Hughes on Livable Cities

October 2021 Urban Link October 2021

Monitoring the Effects of the Pandemic

September 2021 Urban Link September 2021

Shaping Sustainable Urban Growth

August 2021 Urban Link August 2021

Shaping Sustainable Urban Growth

May 2021 Urban Link May 2021

New Ideas in Urban Research

April 2021 Urban Link April 2021

Mayors Honored at 16th Annual ULF

March 2021 Urban Link March 2021

Effective State and Local Leadership in the Age of COVID-19

February 2021 Urban Link February 2021

The Potential of New Towns

January 2021 Urban Link January 2021

Expert Voices 2021: What Will Be the "New Normal"?

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Urban Link Celebrating 20 Years of Urban Research | Dennis Culhane
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Urban Link SDSN Global Commission for Urban SDG Finance Marks Year of Progress
Andrew Melnik, Lauren Sorkin, Jaime Pumarejo at Urban Leadership Award Ceremony
Urban Link Celebrating 2024 Nussdorf Urban Leadership Prize Winners for Resilience
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