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Faith-Based Community Development in St. Albans, QueensThe Capstone team created a community development plan for St. Albans Congregational Church (SACC) that will leverage its two major assets - a community facility and commercial retail space - for community development in Southeast Queens. The project …
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Community Participation in Urban Integration of Rio de Janeiro FavelasFunded by the Inter-American Development Bank and sponsored by the Municipalidadede Habitação of Brazil, the Favela-Bairro program aims to integrate informal shantytowns (favelas) into the city by transforming them into functioning neighborhoods. …
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Community Participation in Urban Integration of Rio de Janeiro FavelasFunded by the Inter-American Development Bank and sponsored by the Municipalidadede Habitação of Brazil, the Favela-Bairro program aims to integrate informal shantytowns (favelas) into the city by transforming them into functioning neighborhoods. …
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The Needs of African Health Ministries and the Principles Guiding Investment Decisions of External Stakeholders in the African Health SectorAfrican health ministries are partnering with a large number of bilateral and multilateral donors and development agencies, each with its own set of operating principles and approaches to health sector investment and planning. The New Partnership for …
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The Needs of African Health Ministries and the Principles Guiding Investment Decisions of External Stakeholders in the African Health SectorAfrican health ministries are partnering with a large number of bilateral and multilateral donors and development agencies, each with its own set of operating principles and approaches to health sector investment and planning. The New Partnership for …
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Developing Smart City Initiatives to Drive Local Government OutcomesHoboken, New Jersey is a compact city of 55,000 people located directly across the Hudson River from NYC. The City of Hoboken’s municipal leadership enlisted a Capstone team to support the identification and incorporation of cutting-edge smart city …
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How Can Major Cities Reduce Automobile Congestion and Pollution?Professor Zhan Guo talks about his research on public transit, pedestrian planning, and parking zoning. …
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Natasha Iskander is Honored for Book on Migrant Workers Behind the 2022 World Cup, and BeyondNatasha Iskander, Professor of Urban Planning and Public Service at NYU Wagner, has been honored by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning for her critically acclaimed book looking at the migrant workforce involved in preparations for the 2022 …
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MEASURING CLIMATE RESILIENCE DISPARITIES AMONG VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN BELIZE CITYThe Belize Association of Planners (BAP) is a nonprofit professional planning organization committed to promoting social justice and sustainability in the natural and built environments. BAP enlisted a team to identify intersectional vulnerabilities …
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Cropsey Avenue - Gateway to Coney IslandNew York City's Economic Development Corporation (EDC) was charged by Mayor Bloomberg with designing and implementing an economic revitalization for Coney Island, Brooklyn. A Coney Island Strategic Plan was created which calls for enhanced entertainment …
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Cropsey Avenue - Gateway to Coney IslandNew York City's Economic Development Corporation (EDC) was charged by Mayor Bloomberg with designing and implementing an economic revitalization for Coney Island, Brooklyn. A Coney Island Strategic Plan was created which calls for enhanced entertainment …
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The Path Not Taken: How Does School Organization Affect 8th Grade Achievement?Although rearranging school organizational features is a popular school reform, little research exists to inform policymakers about how grade spans affect achievement. This article examines how grade spans and the school transitions that students make …
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What Is ResearchIRB review is not needed for all activities that employ social science methodologies. When you are planning to conduct a survey, or interview people, or otherwise gather or analyze information, this does not necessarily mean that you are conducting …
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Program Requirement ChecksheetThis checksheet is intended for students admitted through fall 2025. EXECUTIVE MPA: PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERS I. CORE COURSES [9 CREDITS] Students must complete or waive all core …
Faculty Profile
Jessica AlexanderJessica Alexander is a humanitarian aid professional with experience in operations, evaluation and policy. Her career includes global deployments spanning Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. She has conducted large scale evaluations, …
Alumni In Action
Leda BloomfieldWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? I wanted to find an urban planning school that connected planning to policy and to real people. I received traditional urban planning training, as well as non-traditional hands-on training in financial …
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Public Sector Succession: A Strategic Approach to Sustaining InnovationThis article explores public-sector succession in the U.S. Most literature on succession and succession planning begin with a familiar lament: executive-level transition merits more attention than it gets in the literature. It is a serious matter that …
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Impressed to Inspired: A Conversation with the NYU Wagner Alum Behind New York’s Grassroots Housing Movement by: Rhea Almeida (MPA-PNP) “I spent three weeks looking for a place in Brooklyn and almost died,” a friend and fellow Wagner student said about his experience house-hunting in New York City. As a first-year graduate student, I faced my own challenges …
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Childhood Obesity Prevention/Intervention in New York CityAsphalt Green is a sports and fitness facility located in Manhattans Upper East Side, known best as New York Citys premiere aquatics facility. Catering to a diverse group of New Yorkers, Asphalt Green serves fee-based clientele through youth and masters …
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Does Regulatory Supervision Curtail Microfinance Profitability and Outreach?We combine two datasets to examine whether the scale of an economy’s banking system affects the profitability and outreach of microfinance institutions. We find evidence that competition matters. Greater bank penetration in the overall economy is …
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Race-Based Neighborhood Projection: A Proposed Framework for Understanding New Data on Racial IntegrationThis paper outlines the race-based, neighbourhood projection hypothesis which holds that, in choosing neighbourhoods, households care less about present racial composition than they do about expectations about future neighbourhood conditions, such as …
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Health & WellnessYour health and wellness at NYU Wagner is important and pertinent to your student success. NYU offers a range of resources and information to assist you. STUDENT HEALTH CENTER (SHC) The Student Health Center (SHC) at NYU offers a range of medical …
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Charles BurtonPlease describe your current job duties. The Economic Development Administration focuses on both economic development integration and recovery; in my position, I focus on recovery specifically. Any time there’s a disaster-related issue that affects a …
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Joanna SimonPlease describe what you were doing before you came to NYU Wagner? Before coming to Wagner I worked in environmental advocacy and education. I worked for Hudson River Park as well as a nonprofit organization and I knew that I was interested in pursuing a …