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Penn Institute for Urban Research




     Presentation at the New Cities Foundation
                Ford Foundation
                 New York City
                  October 26, 2012
University of Pennsylvania: 12 schools; 24,000 students
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Some current projects: knowledge sharing
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platforms, international conferences, sustainability indicators
Undergraduate
Urban Research
Colloquium
Penn IUR Partners: some examples
 Penn                                                                      International
 •   Executive Committee; MUSA Advisory Committee                          •   UN-HABITAT
 •   Penn Press
                                                                           •   East-West Center
 •   Penn IUR Faculty Fellows
                                                                           •   Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
 •   Schools, departments, centers: Urban Studies, Netter Center
     Center for Global Women’s Health, IGEL,                               •   Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER)
 •   Administrative offices: Provost, Facilities and Real Estate Services, •   Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
     Inter- governmental Relations
 Regional/Local                                                            Scholars, Think Tanks. Communications
 •   Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia                                  •   Urban Institute

 •   Pennsylvania Horticultural Society                                    •   UBM Future Cities, Next American City
 •   Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority                                  •   New Cities Foundation
 •   PJM Interconnection
                                                                           Funders
 •   Urban Land Institute - Philadelphia
                                                                           •   University
 National                                                                  •   Foundations

 •   USGS/ DOE / HUD/Partnership for Sustainable Communities               •   Government grants
                                                                           •   Corporations
 •   National Building Museum
                                                                           •   Private donors
 •   World Bank
Penn Institute for Urban Research

Questions:

How can the city be more agile and adaptive?

How can it enable its inhabitants to change it?

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Penn Institute of Urban Research

  • 1. Penn Institute for Urban Research Presentation at the New Cities Foundation Ford Foundation New York City October 26, 2012
  • 2. University of Pennsylvania: 12 schools; 24,000 students T
  • 3. T
  • 4.
  • 5. Some current projects: knowledge sharing T platforms, international conferences, sustainability indicators
  • 7. Penn IUR Partners: some examples Penn International • Executive Committee; MUSA Advisory Committee • UN-HABITAT • Penn Press • East-West Center • Penn IUR Faculty Fellows • Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) • Schools, departments, centers: Urban Studies, Netter Center Center for Global Women’s Health, IGEL, • Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER) • Administrative offices: Provost, Facilities and Real Estate Services, • Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Inter- governmental Relations Regional/Local Scholars, Think Tanks. Communications • Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia • Urban Institute • Pennsylvania Horticultural Society • UBM Future Cities, Next American City • Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority • New Cities Foundation • PJM Interconnection Funders • Urban Land Institute - Philadelphia • University National • Foundations • USGS/ DOE / HUD/Partnership for Sustainable Communities • Government grants • Corporations • National Building Museum • Private donors • World Bank
  • 8. Penn Institute for Urban Research Questions: How can the city be more agile and adaptive? How can it enable its inhabitants to change it?