Policy

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Faculty Fellow John DiIulio, Jr.
Frederic Fox Leadership Professor of Politics, Religion, and Civil Society, Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences
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Faculty Fellow Dennis Culhane
Professor and Dana and Andrew Stone Chair in Social Policy, School of Social Policy and Practice Co-Principal Investigator, Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy
Housing
Faculty Fellow Carolyn Cannuscio
Associate Professor, Family Medicine and Community Health, Perelman School of Medicine Associate Professor, History and Sociology of Science, School of Arts & Sciences
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Staff Eugénie L. Birch
Lawrence C. Nussdorf Professor of Urban Research and Education Chair of the Graduate Group in City and Regional Planning Co-Director, Penn Institute for Urban Research
Urban Development
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Faculty Fellow David Barnes
Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania
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Fellow Mengke Chen
Director, Tencent
Urban Development
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Scholar Catherine Brinkley
Associate Professor, Department of Human Ecology, Community and Regional Development, University of California-Davis
Climate Change & Resilience
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Fellow Stuart Andreason
Executive Director, Burning Glass Institute Founding Director of the Center for Workforce and Economic Opportunity, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development + 2
Article November 1, 2013 Immigration as Urban Revitalization Most of the abundant new literature on recent immigration concentrates on the traditional immigrant ports-of-entry and on new and emerging immigrant gateways. Rapid Urbanization
Article January 1, 2013 Opinion Leaders Weigh in on 2013's Biggest Urban Issues and Innovations In 2013, as cities around the world expand, and as urban populations grow, we will face new challenges. Anchor Institutions
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Book January 1, 2013 Ed Bacon: Planning, Politics and the Building of Modern Philadelphia As Americans abandoned city centers to pursue visions of suburbia, architect and urban planner Edmund Bacon turned his sights on shaping urban America. Urban Development Rapid Urbanization
Article November 1, 2012 Learning from Hurricane Sandy A mere six years ago, when a major metropolitan area was devastated by Hurricane Katrina, the nation witnessed and was embarrassed by the pictures of dysfunction that ensued. Climate Change & Resilience
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Book March 17, 2012 The City After Abandonment A number of U.S. cities, former manufacturing centers of the Northeast and Midwest, have suffered such dramatic losses in population and employment. June Manning Thomas Margaret Dewar Urban Development Rapid Urbanization
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Book February 4, 2011 My Storm: Managing the Recovery of New Orleans in the Wake of Katrina Edward J. Blakely has been called upon to help rebuild after some of the worst disasters in recent American history. Edward J. Blakeley Rapid Urbanization
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Book January 1, 2011 Women's Health and the World's Cities Growing urbanization affects women and men in fundamentally different ways, but the relationship between gender and city environments has been ignored or misunderstood. Susan Wachter Eugénie L. Birch Afaf Ibrahim Meleis Anchor Institutions
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Book March 7, 2008 Against the Wall: Poor, Young, Black, and Male Typically residing in areas of concentrated urban poverty, too many young black men are trapped in a horrific cycle. Elijah Anderson
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Book March 7, 2006 The Other Philadelphia Story: How Local Congregations Support Quality of Life in Urban America Ram Cnaan Anchor Institutions

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