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Supporting Networks and Communities of Practice… as an Assistant Secretary at the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the Obama Administration. In the second …
Faculty Profile
Tim Tompkins… sustain cities. He also is an Adjunct Professor of Urban Planning at the Wagner School of Public Service at New … Politics & the Press” and “Arts, the Artist and Urban Transformation.” In September 2024 the Brookings … Editor of the Mexico City News. Tompkins has discussed urban transformation in keynote speeches across the US and in …
Alumni In Action
Diego Riaño… other disciplines: people working in finance, business, urban planners and communication experts. As a result, my … career? With over 56% of the human population living in urban areas, cities are fundamental to achieving the future … of interdisciplinary policies and plans that will turn urban challenges into opportunities to create an urban future …
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The relationship of neighborhood built environment features and walking… Research on urban design and walking often emphasizes macro-scale … remotely using GIS and or aerial photographs. In contrast, urban designers emphasize the importance of micro-scale … etc.) may have the greatest impact on walking. Several urban design characteristics of 11 neighbourhoods throughout …
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Highlights from the Class of 2025 Convocation… including the Master of Public Administration, Master of Urban Planning, Master of Health Administration, Master of …
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Health Services and Research and the City… and organization of health systems. So it is with urban health services research albeit that this field is more … share of uninsured and low-income patients. In addition, urban health services research has focused on a host of …
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NYU Tandon and Wagner project to look below the surface to make NYC more resilient… Debra Laefer , Professor in the Department of Civil and Urban Engineering and the NYU Center for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP) at the NYU Tandon School of …
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Partners in Organizing: Engagement between Migrants and the State in the Production of Mexican Hometown AssociationsN. Iskander …
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Partners in Organizing: Engagement between Migrants and the State in the Production of Mexican Hometown AssociationsN. Iskander …
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Seasonal variations of park visitor volume and park service area in Tokyo: A mixed-method approach combining big data and field observations… Urban green and open space are important components of … sustainable cities, by offering health benefits to urban dwellers and providing socio-economic and environmental … to society. Recent literature studied the usage of urban parks, however, few has addressed seasonal fluctuations …
Capstone Projects
MIGRATION AND INCLUSION IN NEW YORK CITY… there is strategic value in studying the precedents set by urban centers with established histories of migration. The …
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The World Cities Project: Rationale, Organization, and Design for Comparison of Megacity Health SystemsVG. Rodwin, MK. Gusmano …
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NYU Wagner’s Class of '19 Urged to ‘Dream Big’ at City Center Convocation Ceremony… nation in Nonprofit Management—and No. 1 in the nation in Urban Policy,” he declared. … As consecutive waves, they’ve staffed up non-profits, urban planning firms, social enterprise funds, advocacy …
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Alumni Spotlight: Elizabeth Olsson (MPA-PNP 2011)Elizabeth Olsson (MPA-PNP 2011), director of community grants, Marguerite Casey Foundation Elizabeth is a philanthropic and nonprofit leader whose career has centered on advancing racial equity through systems change, community partnership, and public …
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Reinventing the Central City as a Place to Live and Work… Public policies for urban development have traditionally emphasized investment in … on the role that nontraditional households can play in urban redevelopment. In light of the rise of nontraditional …
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Poverty and Migration in the Digital Age: Experimental Evidence on Mobile Banking in Bangladesh… money. One year later, for active mobile banking users, urban-to-rural remittances increased by 26 percent of the … additional migrants, and consumed more in the lean season. Urban migrants experienced less poverty and saved more but …
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City & State Names NYU Wagner Student and Three Graduates as "Rising Stars" in NYC… González-Rivera , Senior Researcher, Center for an Urban Future (MUP 2012) ; Christopher Lee , Senior External …
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Residential Mobility and the Reproduction of Unequal Neighborhoods… way, the degree of racial and ethnic inequality in urban America. Two empirical observations form the basis of … is that residential mobility typically serves to reproduce urban inequality instead of disrupting it. The second is that urban inequality is resilient: even when individuals or …
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WAGTalk: Sonia Ospina, "Leading Collectively: Insights From Social Change Organizations"Professor Sonia Ospina discusses an important shift in society's understanding of leadership from a leader-centered approach to a connectivity-focused …
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Education Policy - PhD… study whether reducing the size of high schools in large urban districts improves the performance of students who …
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Climate Policy and Politics… rise, heat waves, and water scarcity, with a focus on how urban areas are tackling these threats. Throughout the …
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Linda Gibbs named as Distinguished Visiting Urbanist at NYU Wagner for Fall, 2022… and Human Services will teach a class called "Topics in Urban Studies: Managing Complex Systems Reform in …
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Student Spotlight: Quamid Francis (MPA-PNP)… of PPPs in resource, recovery, and reuse to improve urban sanitation that would address a number of interrelated … investing fields to focus on issues around equitable urban development and small-business services. I am …
Alumni In Action
Jane Bartman… in their fields, who offer real-world insights into urban planning and policy. One highlight was learning from … me. I saw the city as the perfect laboratory for studying urban planning in action, and how the field can play a … to policy, public service, and its hybrid approach to urban planning and policy education, which aligned well with …