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Research Paper August 5, 2014 Sustainable Urbanization: Place Matters This report addresses the "Sustainable Urbanization: Place Matters" summit hosted by Penn IUR in March 2014. Climate Change & Resilience Rapid Urbanization

Affiliated PhD Student Samuel Ostroff

Joint Doctoral Candidate in History and South Asia Studies, University of Pennsylvania

Urban Development

Emerging Scholar Caroline Cheong

Associate Director, Housing and Neighborhoods, Kinder Institute for Urban Research, Rice University

Urban Development

Emerging Scholar Cameron Anglum

Assistant Professor, College of Education, Lehigh University

State & Local Finance

Faculty Fellow Wendell Pritchett

James S. Riepe Presidential Professor of Law and Education

Urban Development Housing + 2

Scholar Matthew Freedman

Dean's Professor, Economics, University of California-Irvine

Urban Development Housing + 1

Saskia Sassen

Scholar Saskia Sassen

Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology, Emeritus, Columbia University, London School of Economics

Research Paper July 8, 2014 Urban Ecosystem Services and Decision Making: A Green Philadelphia This report summarizes the discussions and findings of a a one-day symposium titled Urban Ecosystem Services and Decision-Making: A Green Philadelphia, held on May 23, 2013. Climate Change & Resilience Rapid Urbanization

Newsletter May 19, 2014 Penn IUR Newsletter, Spring 2014 Rapid Urbanization Urban Development

Article May 15, 2014 Improving Opportunities for Social Mobility in the United States The United States is often hailed as the “land of opportunity,” but opportunities for upward income mobility in the U.S. are actually lower than in other countries. State & Local Finance Urban Development

Fellow Janice Perlman

President, The Mega-Cities Project, Inc.

Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development + 2

Article April 8, 2014 Miami Transformed: Rebuilding America One Neighborhood, One City at a Time Manny Diaz, former Miami mayor, writes about the need to restore pragmatism in politics through a renewed investment in our cities. Rapid Urbanization Urban Development

Initiatives March 18, 2014 Penn IUR on Anchor Institutions Penn IUR Roundtable on Anchor Institutions (PRAI) is a leadership “think tank” that convenes leaders from anchor institutions, their respective civic collaborators (academic, government, and foundation partners), and technical experts for an intense full day of roundtable discussions. These Anchor Teams work with Penn IUR to develop a case study that outlines a compelling local challenge. Anchor Institutions

Initiatives March 18, 2014 Urban Ecosystem Services and Decision-Making Penn IUR partners with the Wharton GIS Lab on a research collaborative, the Spatial Integration Laboratory for Urban Systems (SILUS), to study ecological, environmental, and socioeconomic issues involved in urban and regional development. Urban Development

Research Paper March 17, 2014 The Economist: "Transforming Cities" Edition This special edition of "The Economist" magazine was prepared for the "Transforming Cities" meeting at the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center. Eugénie L. Birch Joan Clos Sheela Patel Sameh Wahba Susan Wachter Climate Change & Resilience Rapid Urbanization + 1

Fellow Sarah Rosen Wartell

President, Urban Institute

Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development + 2

Fellow Sameh Wahba

Regional Director for Sustainable Development, Europe and Central Asia, World Bank

Climate Change & Resilience Anchor Institutions

Scholar Catherine Tumber

Visiting Scholar, School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University

Fellow Sheela Patel

Founder and Director, Society for Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC)

Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development + 3

Scholar Suzana Pasternak

Professor of Architecture and Urbanism, School of Architecture and Urbanism, University of Sao Paulo

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