Policy

Article February 3, 2020 Susan Wachter Briefs House Committee on CRA Susan Wachter State & Local Finance Anchor Institutions
Publication January 28, 2020 Addressing the Twin Challenges of Inequality and Violence Rising inequalities are hastening the divergence between thriving and stagnant cities around the world.
Research Paper October 25, 2019 Reducing Crime by Changing Places: Assessing the Benefits of Abating Vacant and Abandoned Land in Urban Spaces John MacDonald Urban Development
Research Paper September 26, 2019 Is the CRA Still Relevant to Mortgage Lending? Susan Wachter Paul Calem Lauren Lambie-Hanson Housing State & Local Finance
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Book August 23, 2019 Iconic Planned Communities and the Challenge of Change Urban Development
Emerging Scholar James Morone
Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, Haverford College
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Fellow Ira Goldstein
Senior Advisor, Policy Solutions, Reinvestment Fund
Urban Development Housing + 2
Article February 19, 2019 Cities’ Role in Climate Governance and Global Policy: A Dispatch from the Urban20 Jocelyn Perry and William Burke-White write about climate change and ask "who are the champions... and of what?" William Burke-White Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development
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Emerging Scholar Desen Lin
Assistant Professor of Finance, California State University, Fullerton Managing Editor, SSRN Urban Research eJournal, Penn Institute for Urban Research
Urban Development Housing + 1
Article January 16, 2019 Expert Voices 2019: Why Cities? We asked more than a dozen urban experts “why cities?” In particular, we asked them to reflect on any or all of the following questions: Cities throughout the world are growing in population and expanding in size—why is this? What are the most critical forces that are driving the new importance of urban centrality? How do they differ across the globe? How will urbanization impact inclusivity and sustainability? What are the common forces in global urbanization trends? How long will these trends last? Urban Development
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Faculty Fellow Allison Lassiter
Assistant Professor
Climate Change & Resilience
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Book October 22, 2018 Smarter Growth: Activism and Environmental Policy in Metropolitan Washington John H. Spiers argues that metropolitan Washington, D.C. laid the foundations for a smart growth movement that blossomed in the late twentieth century John H. Spiers Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development
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Fellow Carolyn Kousky
Associate Vice President, Economics and Policy Analysis, Environmental Defense Fund
State & Local Finance
Publication July 24, 2018 Gaps Assessment on APEC Energy Efficiency and Conservation Work toward Fulfilling the Leaders’ Energy Intensity Reduction Goal Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development
Article May 21, 2018 Black in White Space Elijah Anderson writes that a spate of highly publicized recent incidents has highlighted the frequent racial targeting that blacks face as they live, work, study and otherwise navigate “white spaces.” Elijah Anderson Urban Development
Article April 10, 2018 What Will the Year Bring for Smart Cities? Richard Voith Eugénie L. Birch Urban Development
Article March 15, 2018 The New Localism: Jeremy Nowak on How Cities Can Thrive in the Age of Populism Jeremy Nowak discusses what role he thinks the new localism will play in shaping 21st century urban spaces. Urban Development
Research Paper March 13, 2018 U.S-Japan Grassroots Exchange Program, 2017 Urban Development
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Book January 15, 2018 Mayor: The Best Job in Politics Reflecting on his two terms from 2008 to 2016, Nutter offers insights into building coalitions, governing pragmatically, and improving city life through effective public service. Michael A. Nutter Urban Development
Article December 14, 2017 Mayor: The Best Job in Politics Mayor Michael Nutter writes about his work as two-term mayor of Philadelphia. Michael A. Nutter Anchor Institutions

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