Urban Planning

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Affiliated PhD Student Rachael Stephens
PhD Candidate, Anthropology, School of Arts and Sciences
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Affiliated PhD Student Rachel Bondra
Fellow in the Initiative in the History of the Built Environment Doctoral Student in City and Regional Planning
Urban Development
Podcasts July 27, 2023 Special Briefing: The Future of Mass Transportation as US Pandemic Aid Nears an End The Volcker Alliance and Penn Institute for Urban Research (Penn IUR) invite you to join an online Special Briefing on the outlook for mass transportation across the US amid waning federal pandemic emergency aid and lagging ridership as metropolitan area commuters continue to work from home. The Special Briefing will include a remembrance of our great friend and colleague, Richard Ravitch, the former New York State lieutenant governor, Metropolitan Transportation Authority chairman, Volcker Alliance director, and tireless advocate for fiscally sustainable state and local budgeting, who passed away on June 25.  State & Local Finance
Apr 21 2023 Past Event 18th Annual Urban Leadership Forum
Apr 12 2023 Past Event Renewing Chinese Cities Urban Development
Article March 14, 2023 Celebrating 50 Volumes in Penn IUR - Penn Press Book Series
Feb 15 2023 Past Event Megaprojects for Megacities: A Book Talk with John Landis State & Local Finance Urban Development
Feb 14 2023 Past Event Decarbonizing Cities with Smart City Technologies in Korea Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development
Article February 13, 2023 The Forum on Urban Informality Continues to Build a Community of Practice Urban Development
Feb 09 2023 Past Event China Urbanizing: Book Talk and Panel Discussion Rapid Urbanization Urban Development
Jan 20 2023 Past Event Wharton Future of Cities Conference ​ Urban Development
Jan 19 2023 Past Event Special Briefing: The Future of Downtowns State & Local Finance Urban Development
Research Paper December 1, 2022 Policy Brief: How Remote Work is Affecting Real Estate Markets Work from home (wfh) disrupted real estate markets globally during the pandemic and continues to do so. Geographic shifts in the use of space are already causing a repricing of commercial and residential real estate. Longterm, the increasing prevalence of remote work is likely to result in more dispersed urban settlement patterns. Susan Wachter Housing State & Local Finance
Publication November 20, 2022 Cities Brace for Inflation, Recession as Infrastructure Needs Multiply State & Local Finance
Nov 17 2022 Past Event Special Briefing: Big Cities, Big Challenges State & Local Finance
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Affiliated PhD Student Tayeba Batool
Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Anthropology
Climate Change & Resilience Urban Development
Research Paper November 1, 2022 Civitas Novus: The Guangzhao - Penn IUR Urban Innovation Assessment The aim of the Guangzhou Penn IUR urban innovation assessment is to catalyze urban transformation by helping leaders evaluate systemic innovation as a set of competencies that can be applied holistically to a wide range of urban challenges. Rapid Urbanization State & Local Finance
Faculty Fellow Jamaal Green
Assistant Professor, City & Regional Planning, Weitzman School of Design
Urban Development
Oct 28 2022 Past Event Book Talk with Chandan Deuskar: Urban Planning in a World of Informal Politics Rapid Urbanization Urban Development
Article September 19, 2022 Penn IUR Faculty Fellows’ Summer Research Advances Urban Water Management How to sustainably manage urban water? That question took Penn IUR Faculty Fellows to cities like Pittsburgh, where improving water quality and access are critical issues; to the Netherlands, where 93 percent of the population lives in urban areas and all are at risk of rising seas; and to Malawi, where innovative methods of measuring climate adaptation may one day be applied to cities around the world. Climate Change & Resilience

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