Sustainability

Article August 24, 2026 To Finance a Transition That “Can’t Wait,” Penn IUR Expands Global Partnerships Two new international partnerships expand Penn IUR's work on climate resilience, governance, and sustainable urban finance. Climate Change & Resilience
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Fellow in Urban Leadership Lucy Chamberlain
Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership
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Fellow in Urban Leadership Danielle Esan
Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership
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Fellow in Urban Leadership Federico Ramírez
Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership
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Fellow in Urban Leadership Paarth Nayak
Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership
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Fellow in Urban Leadership Jack Kramer
Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership
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Fellow in Urban Leadership Adijared Huerta Flores
Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership
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Urban Leadership Awardee Josué Tanaka
Principal Finance Advisor at C40 Cities Visiting Professor in Practice at the LSE Grantham Research Institute
Josué Tanaka is a 2026 Nussdorf Urban Leadership Prize Winner. Climate Change & Resilience State & Local Finance
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Urban Leadership Awardee Kate Gallego
Mayor of Phoenix
Climate Change & Resilience
Article May 19, 2026 Penn IUR and Urban Studies Program Convene the 21st Urban Doctoral Symposium Penn Institute for Urban Research (Penn IUR), in partnership with the Penn Urban Studies Program, hosted the 21st Urban Doctoral Symposium on May 15, 2026. 
Announcement May 19, 2026 Penn IUR Postdoctoral Researcher Co-Authors New Policy Brief on Rethinking the Future of Decentralization and Multilevel Governance Penn IUR Postdoctoral Researcher Kimberly Noronha has co-authored a policy brief with Jamie Boex of the Local Public Sector Alliance, "Rethinking the Future of Decentralization and Multilevel Governance." Climate Change & Resilience
Article April 20, 2026 Faculty Spotlight: Sanya Carley Penn IUR Faculty Fellow Sanya Carley, Penn’s Vice Provost for Climate Science, Policy, and Action, is leading a new era of multidisciplinary climate strategy. She speaks with Penn IUR about the launch of the Penn Climate office, the upcoming Grand Climate Challenge Initiative, and her research into energy justice and the human costs of the clean energy transition. Climate Change & Resilience
Announcement April 8, 2026 Penn IUR Honors Visionary Leadership in Cities at 21st Annual Urban Leadership Forum Penn IUR honored two distinguished leaders and outstanding students with the 2026 Nussdorf Urban Leaders Prize at the 21st Annual Urban Leadership Forum. Climate Change & Resilience State & Local Finance
Apr 07 2026 Past Event 21st Annual Urban Leadership Forum: Guiding Urban Futures in Uncertain Times Speakers:  Kate Gallego Josué Tanaka Climate Change & Resilience
Research Paper October 14, 2025 Enabling Environment: Current Conditions for Subnational Access to International Finance in Latin America Read the latest report from the SDSN Global Commission for Urban SDG Finance, developed with CAF, to explore potential Latin American countries to pilot the Green Cities Guarantee Fund. Eugénie L. Birch Mauricio Rodas Delfina Vildosola Luke Campo Climate Change & Resilience
Oct 30 2025 Past Event City on the Brink: Environmental Movements in Mumbai Climate Change & Resilience Rapid Urbanization
Article September 30, 2025 SDSN Global Commission for Urban SDG Finance in NYC During Climate Week NYC 2025, the SDSN Global Commission pressed on with its agenda to enable subnational actors to mobilize and deploy resilient, low-carbon infrastructure through climate finance. Eugénie L. Birch Mauricio Rodas Amanda Lloyd Delfina Vildosola Climate Change & Resilience
Announcement September 22, 2025 Penn receives $10M to strengthen urban research locally and globally The funds will support the Institute for Urban Research’s advancement of research, education, and policy solutions for cities.  Urban Development Anchor Institutions
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Visiting Scholar Yanlin Pan
Co-Founder, Beijing Shuinong Landscape Design Co., Ltd
Urban Development
Fellow in Urban Leadership Angela Ye
Penn IUR Fellow in Urban Leadership
Urban Development

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