Built Environment

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Scholar James Kwame Mensah
Associate Professor of Public Administration and Sustainable Development, University of Ghana Business School
Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development + 2
Emerging Scholar Shengxiao (Alex) Li
Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Public Policy at University of California Riverside
Urban Development
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Faculty Fellow Allison Lassiter
Assistant Professor
Climate Change & Resilience
Research Paper November 1, 2018 Flood Risk and the U.S. Housing Market Carolyn Kousky Susan Wachter Michael LaCour-Little Housing State & Local Finance
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Emerging Scholar Sisi Liang
Associate Professor, Tsinghua University of China Vice Dean, School of Architecture
Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development
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Faculty Fellow Simon Richter
Class of 1965 Endowed Term Professor of German, Francophone, Italian, and Germanic Studies, School of Arts and Sciences Chair, Department of Francophone, Italian, and Germanic Studies
Climate Change & Resilience
Research Paper February 7, 2018 Hotspot Cities: Identifying Peri-Urban Conflict Zones in the World’s Biodiversity Hotspots Chieh Huang Sara Padgett Kjaersgaard Zuzanna Drozdz Naxi Dong Climate Change & Resilience
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Scholar Arthur Acolin
Associate Professor and Bob Filley Endowed Chair, Runstad Department of Real Estate, College of Built Environments, University of Washington
Urban Development Rapid Urbanization + 1
Research Paper September 29, 2016 Producing Affordable Housing in Rising Markets: What Works? Lance Freeman Jenny Schuetz, Housing
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Fellow Aromar Revi
Co-Chair of Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IHHS)
Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development + 2
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Emerging Scholar Xiaoxia (Summer) Dong
Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning, Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania
Urban Development
Article May 10, 2016 Owning or Renting in the US: Shifting Dynamics of the Housing Market The current persistent and large decline in the number of owner households is almost unprecedented. Why has this occurred? What is driving the economy of renting? Susan Wachter Housing State & Local Finance
Research Paper May 9, 2016 Educating Commercial Real Estate Brokers on Green Leasing / Energy Efficiency This project was sponsored by the Consortium for Building Energy Innovation (CBEI), a program of the Department of Energy. CBEI was a five-year program tasked with bridging the technology, market dynamics, policy, and human behavior in order to reduce energy used by the commercial buildings sector. Susan Wachter State & Local Finance
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Faculty Fellow Erick Guerra
Professor of City and Regional Planning; Associate Dean for Research, City & Regional Planning, Weitzman School of Design Director, Cm2 University Transportation Center
Urban Development Rapid Urbanization
Article September 9, 2015 Urban Greening: A Solution to Blight and Toxic Stress? Penn IUR Emerging Scholar Eugenia South writes about the how urban blight is making residents sick through increased vacancy, sanitation, and safety. Eugenia (Gina) South Climate Change & Resilience
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Scholar Nisha Botchwey
Dean, Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
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Faculty Fellow Francesca Ammon
Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning, City & Regional Planning and Historic Preservation, Weitzman School of Design
Housing
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Scholar Chunxia Yang
Associate Professor of Architecture, Architecture, Tongji University
Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development + 1
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Scholar Meagan Ehlenz
Associate Professor, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Arizona State University
Housing Anchor Institutions
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Faculty Fellow Wendell Pritchett
James S. Riepe Presidential Professor of Law and Education
Urban Development Housing + 2

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