Urban-Revitalization Experts
University of Pennsylvania faculty and staff available to comment on various aspects of urban revitalization
Role of a university in revitalizing a neighborhood
Judith Rodin, President of the University of Pennsylvania
Neighborhood conditions and their impact on homelessness, substance abuse and crime
Dennis Culhane, associate professor of social work and research associate and professor of psychology
Social and economic issues of urban neighborhoods
Julia Paley, professor of anthropology and urban studies
Urban adolescent success
Frank Furstenberg, professor of sociology and author of "Managing To Make It"
Role of public education
Susan Fuhrman, dean of the Graduate School of Education who is spearheading Penn's sponsorship of a PreK-8 public school
Issues, challenges and needs in urban education
Nancy Streim, associate dean of the Graduate School of Education
Reducing racial tensions in urban areas
Dan Romer, professor of communications
Role of religious institutions in urban renewal
Andrew Lamas, professor of urban studies
How the fine arts can influence a neighborhood
Susan Nigra Snyder, lecturer in architecture who has been involved with the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority's fine arts program
Education and community development
Elaine Simon, co-director of the Urban Studies Program
University-community-school partnerships, community economic development and the role of universities and medical institutions in urban revitalization
Ira Harkavy, director of the Center for Community Partnerships
Urban transportation: engineering, planning and policy aspects; public transit systems; street design and traffic engineering; balancing use of cars, mass transit, pedestrians and bicycles; relationship of transportation and livability of cities
Vukan R. Vuchic, professor of transportation
Revitalization of cities; zoning and subdivision codes as the cause -- and also the potential cure -- for suburban sprawl
Jonathan Barnett, practice professor of city and regional planning
Rise of downtown housing
Eugenie Birch, professor of city and regional planning
Understanding metropolitan transportation and regional land use
Stephen Putman, professor of city and regional planning
How suburban sprawl affects city redevelopment
Wendell Pritchett, professor of law
Future of the city using digital design in architecture and urban design
Branko Kolarevic, professor of architecture