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When green ‘fixes’ actually increase the carbon footprint
When green ‘fixes’ actually increase the carbon footprint
New research shows that when tech companies move in, they often encourage a sustainability mindset, but lead to gentrification and stable or higher emissions.
From urban renewal to today, tracking the struggles of America’s cities
From urban renewal to today, tracking the struggles of America’s cities
Equipped with SEPTA Key cards, Brent Cebul’s students are taking a deep dive into Philadelphia’s history, looking into the past and present challenges facing cities.
The real estate outlook for 2019: Waiting for millennials?
The real estate outlook for 2019: Waiting for millennials?
Wharton’s Susan Wachter and Benjamin Keys discuss the 2019 outlook for the U.S. real estate market.
Expert voices 2019: Why cities?
Expert voices 2019: Why cities?
Housing the majority of the global population, cities have come to define and shape the overarching challenges of the 21st century. The speed and scale of their development is unprecedented, raising complex questions about how to address the changes they bring to communities around the world.
Veteran homelessness down 5 percent, to continue declining each year
Veteran homelessness down 5 percent, to continue declining each year
The U.S. departments of Housing and Urban Development and Veteran Affairs announced that veteran homelessness has decreased 5.4 percent in 2018—bringing the total down to nearly half the number of homeless veterans that were reported in 2010.
Racial disparities in sudden cardiac death rates cannot be explained by known risk factors
Racial disparities in sudden cardiac death rates cannot be explained by known risk factors
Despite controlling for factors including income, smoking, and cholesterol levels, black patients remain at high risk.
A plan to balance growth, quality housing, poverty, and construction for an entire city
A plan to balance growth, quality housing, poverty, and construction for an entire city
PennDesign’s Vincent Reina helped Philadelphia complete its first comprehensive housing plan.
How the U.S. rental market is increasing inequality
How the U.S. rental market is increasing inequality
Wharton's Benjamin Keys, Zillow's Aaron Terrazas and the Brookings Institution's Jenny Schuetz explain how an increase in the number of luxury rentals on the market means declining high-end rents, while affordable rent for the working class continues to be a struggle.
Camille Z. Charles on the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act
Camille Z. Charles on the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act
Camille Z. Charles, professor of sociology, Africana studies, and education, and director of the Center for Africana Studies, talks about residential segregation and the promises and failures of the Fair Housing Act in light of the legislation’s 50th anniversary.
Crowding between the book covers
Crowding between the book covers
In her new book, English professor Emily Steinlight focuses on overpopulation as a central theme of 19th-century British novels.
In the News
Business Insider
Indianapolis is the US city with the highest birth rate, study finds, which could have an impact on its future
Emilio A. Parrado of the School of Arts & Sciences says that some U.S. metropolitan areas have more deaths than births and emphasized that high birth rates in Indianapolis could have significant policy and urban-planning implications.
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CNBC
Sweden is the No. 1 country for affordability, safety and overall quality of life
The Wharton School surveyed more than 17,000 people worldwide to rank the best countries in the world based on quality of life.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Inside the quest to keep homeless people safe in Fort Worth’s deadly summer heat
The Perelman School of Medicine’s Sameed Khatana is quoted on statistics that show a large number of deaths that do occur during heatwaves or extreme heat are among people who are experiencing homelessness.
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Seattle Times
Where are King County’s homeless residents from?
Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice explains that most of the migration that occurs for people who are homeless happens on a regional scale.
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The Conversation
How records of life’s milestones help solve cold cases, pinpoint health risks and allocate public resources
An article by Paula Fomby of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses how a more centralized approach to record keeping in the U.S. could facilitate rapid turnaround of statistics and ensure that public agencies have more complete information about their populations.
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Seattle Times
How many homeless people are in King County? Depends who you ask
Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice is quoted on alternative approaches to homelessness.
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