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Penn Institute for Urban Research 2019–2020 Annual Report
PENN IUR PHOTO CONTEST FINALIST, ABOVE: Protester Defying the Plague of Racism by Gabriel Ben-Jakov. City Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; June 6, 2020. See following pages for more photo contest finalists.
Urban Practices Lab Penn IUR’s Urban Practices Lab houses its research on domestic topics. This year, Penn IUR focused on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on cities, fair housing, flood risk and housing markets, and building shared prosperity. In Spring 2020, Penn IUR focused on two phenomena in particular: the shock of the global pandemic and its economic repercussions on cities, and the U.S. crisis of racial inequity and inequitable cities. These two phenomena underscored the centrality of cities in creating a healthy, safe, and just society. Cities and Contagion: Lessons from COVID-19 The Cities and Contagion: Lessons from COVID-19 Initiative brings together experts across scholarly disciplines who can help interpret the coronavirus pandemic’s implications for urbanization and the subsequent responses to its human and economic dimensions. This work informs public and private decision-makers as they adapt cities to be more resilient, inclusive, and innovative. The initiative has four parts: publications, a web-based resource library, convenings (both online and, when appropriate, in person), and research projects. Penn IUR inaugurated the initiative in April 2020 with a special issue of Urban Link, its monthly e-newsletter, that highlights leading Penn IUR Fellows and Scholars (see page 38 for a selection of contributions to this issue). Shortly thereafter, the Institute introduced a dynamic online compendium of resources related to
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