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Research Paper August 28, 2024
The Challenge of Affordable Housing: Shared Equity as a Way Forward

This report summarizes ideas exchanged at a one-day roundtable on shared equity housing (SEH) convened by Penn Institute for Urban Research (Penn IUR) and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy in June 2023. With housing shortages impacting communities of all sizes, Penn IUR Research Associate Meagan Ehlenz, PhD, AICP teamed up with Susan Wachter, Penn IUR Co-Director and Wharton Albert Sussman Professor of Real Estate and Finance, to explore shared equity as as a strategy to respond to the urgent demand for affordable housing.

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Article October 10, 2023 Planning for a Greener Urban Ukraine Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development
Annual Report October 5, 2023 Advancing Urban Transformation: 2022-2023 Penn IUR Annual Report The 2022–2023 annual report for the Penn Institute for Urban Research documents the Institute’s research initiatives, publications, events, and instructional activities over the 2022–2023 academic year. Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development
Article September 27, 2023 Powering the Slum II: Alternative Sources of Energy in Accra’s Informal Settlements Climate Change & Resilience Rapid Urbanization
Article September 11, 2023 Penn IUR Welcomes 2023-24 Fellows in Urban Leadership Penn IUR welcomes its sixth cohort into the Penn IUR Fellows in Urban Leadership program. Anchor Institutions
Research Paper August 16, 2023 An Overview of Affordable Housing in the United States This policy brief provides the national context of housing and especially affordable housing in the early 21st century. We follow Freeman and Schuetz (2017) who defined “affordable housing” broadly to mean any housing that (1) must be rented or sold at below-market prices, or (2) can be occupied only by households below a defined income threshold. The brief gives an overview of the affordable housing system in the U.S. After describing the roles of the private and public sector, we give an overview of some the major approaches to producing affordable housing. A brief example is provided for the various approaches discussed. Lance Freeman Yining Lei Housing State & Local Finance
Research Paper July 10, 2023 Partnerships and Innovation for Accelerating the Implementation of the SDGs in Cities Globally, progress on the SDGs have stalled, and even reversed due to the impacts of COVID-19. The case studies in this report demonstrate how the nimblest of cities are responding quickly to the impacts of urbanization, concentrated poverty, food insecurity, inequality, climate change and disaster risk with new and innovative partnerships and policies. Climate Change & Resilience Rapid Urbanization + 1
Research Paper July 5, 2023 Universities and Affordable Housing: Seven Case Studies This policy brief presents case studies from seven universities in the United States that have implemented various models to address affordable housing challenges in their communities.  Meagan Ehlenz Housing Anchor Institutions
Research Paper June 26, 2023 Ten Ways Covid-19 Changed America’s Cities—Or Maybe Not As with every other aspect of American life, Covid-19 upended how we plan and manage cities. With the national media concentrating on the post-pandemic difficulties still facing cities like New York and San Francisco, the bigger story—that the pace of recovery has varied widely among U.S. cities and metropolitan areas—has largely gone unreported. John Landis Rapid Urbanization State & Local Finance
Publication June 26, 2023 Penn IUR Mourns the Passing of Richard Ravitch Urban Development Anchor Institutions
Publication June 20, 2023 Policy Brief: Can Courts Resolve the Trilemma? State & Local Finance Anchor Institutions
Publication June 20, 2023 Policy Brief: Responding to State and Local Budget Crises The following lecture was delivered by David Schleicher, Professor of Law, Yale University, as the keynote address at the May 26, 2023 event — Expert Roundtable: Responding to State and Local Budget Crises — hosted by Penn Institute for Urban Research and Wharton Initiative on Financial Policy Regulation: State & Local Finance
Publication May 9, 2023 Undergraduate Urban Research Colloquium 2023 Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development
Article May 9, 2023 The Connection Between Minimum Lot Sizes and Segregation Housing
Article May 9, 2023 The Dynamics of Urban Development: Evidence from Land Use Reform in New York Housing Urban Development
Article May 9, 2023 New Ideas in Research 2023 Rapid Urbanization Urban Development
Article May 9, 2023 Transforming China’s National New Areas towards Ecological Civilization Climate Change & Resilience
Article May 9, 2023 Evidence of Disparate Impact in Existing Zoning Structures Urban Development
Article May 9, 2023 The Effects of Neighborhood Investments on Public Safety Housing Anchor Institutions
Article May 8, 2023 Transforming the Asian Motorcycle City? Evaluating the Travel and Urban Development Effects of Mass Rapid Transit in Taipei, Taiwan Climate Change & Resilience Rapid Urbanization
Article April 10, 2023 A Day in the Life of a Penn IUR Undergraduate Fellow: DC Trip Edition Anchor Institutions
Research Paper March 15, 2023 Assessing Nature-based Solution Investments for Urban Resilience This policy brief examines the investment landscape and potential for Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to enhance urban resilience. Samuel Geldin Eugénie L. Birch Mauricio Rodas Amanda Lloyd Climate Change & Resilience Rapid Urbanization
Article March 14, 2023 Celebrating 50 Volumes in Penn IUR - Penn Press Book Series
Newsletter March 13, 2023 Penn IUR Newsletter, Spring 2023 Urban Development Anchor Institutions
Research Paper March 2, 2023 State of Finance for Nature in Cities 2023: Time to Assess - Summary for Local Policymakers This publication by UNEP and the Penn Institute for Urban Research identifies critical financing gaps for nature-based solutions (NbS) in cities and highlights actions local governments, financial institutions, and private stakeholders can take to scale up investments, restructure governance, and align priorities to create more resilient, sustainable urban environments. Climate Change & Resilience State & Local Finance
Article February 14, 2023 Rooted in Research: Greening Cities for Health, Safety, and Well-Being Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development

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