Research
Urban Ecology as the New Planning Paradigm: Another Legacy of Jane Jacobs
Infrastructure and Development Infrastructure, Incentives, and Institutions
Aiming Higher Together: Strategizing Better Educational Outcomes for Boys and Young Men of Color
This report is a literature review and critical analysis of factors contributing to ongoing underachievement of boys and young men of color in the US.
Closing the Opportunity Gap
The Saguaro Seminar is a research initiative that brings together leading thinkers and practitioners to develop actionable ideas for civic renewal.
Unhappy Cities
There are persistent differences in self-reported subjective well-being across U.S. metropolitan areas, and residents of declining cities appear less happy than other Americans.
Urban Networks: Connecting Markets, People, and Ideas
We study the tradeoff between megacities and networks of smaller cities in a model of recombinant growth and endogenous amenities.
Cell Phones and Motor Vehicle Fatalities Final Report
Urban Networks: Connecting Markets, People, and Ideas
Should China build mega-cities or a network of linked middle-sized metropolises? Can Europe’s mid-sized cities compete with global agglomeration by forging stronger inter-urban links?
Big Data and Big Cities: The Promises and Limitations of Improved Measures for Urban Life
New, “big” data sources allow measurement of city characteristics and outcome variables higher frequencies and finer geographic scales than ever before. However, big data will not solve large urban so
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