Penn Institute for Urban Research
The Penn Institute for Urban Research (Penn IUR) is an interdisciplinary research center at the University of Pennsylvania. The Institute is affiliated with the 12 schools at the University of Pennsylvania, and housed at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design. The Institute was founded in 2004, and focuses on three main research areas: 1) Exploring innovative urban development strategies; 2) Building the inclusive 21st century sustainable city; and 3) Understanding the role of anchor institutions in urban places. Eugenie L. Birch and Susan M. Wachter are the Co-Directors of Penn IUR. Affiliated experts Penn IUR has 200 affiliated urban policy experts in several categories, including Penn IUR Fellows (urban practitioners), Faculty Fellows (urban scholars at Penn) and Scholars (urban scholars outside of Penn). Among the Institute’s Faculty Fellows, Scholars and Fellows are Richard Florida, Michael Nutter, Manny Diaz (Florida politician), Frederick Steiner, John L. Jackson, Saskia Sassen, Paul Jargowsky, and Ken Lum. Publications The Penn Institute for Urban Research publishes The City in the 21st Century Series in conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania Press. Since 2006, the Institute has published 32 titles in the series, including Revitalizing America’s Cities and Design After Decline: How America Rebuilds Shrinking Cities.