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Urban development of Lingang, ShanghaiThe China Center for Urban Development (CCUD) is a public institution of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). Since 1998, CCUD has provided guidance for 711 pilot cities under NDRC’s program to address major issues such as urbanization …
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Announcing the 2021 Herbert Roback Scholarship Winners… wages. This spring, as a research assistant at the NYU Furman Center, she contributed research and writing to the Furman Center's collection of housing policy briefs and case …
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Event Summary: From Urban Decay to Urban AgricultureBy Ariel Bernstein (NYU Steinhardt, Food Studies) and Mikeala Sparks (MUP, International Development) The Wagner Food Policy Alliance (WFPA) recently hosted “From Urban Decay to Urban Agriculture,” an event co-sponsored by the Urban Planning Student …
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MUP CurriculumFocus Area Courses Public Policy and Planning in New York Climate Economics Environmental Infrastructure for Sustainable Cities Planning for Emergencies and Disasters Water Sourcing and Climate Change Climate Policy and Politics Topics in Urban …
Alumni In Action
Deborah Burke… journey? I was fortunate to work part-time at the Furman Center for Real Estate & Urban Policy while at Wagner, …
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The Effects of Neighborhood Change on New York City Housing Authority Residents… presents findings of a study by Abt Associates, the NYU Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, and partners …
Capstone Projects
The Institute for Urban Family HealthThe Institute for Urban Family Health is a not-for-profit health care organization whose mission is to improve the quality and availability of family practice services in response to the needs of medically underserved populations. The resident was …
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PhD Student Wins Research Grant from The Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy… candidate in public policy and a doctoral fellow at NYU's Furman Center. His research interests are in public, labor, …
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Urban Policy - PhDThis field prepares students to undertake research related to urban areas. Fundamentally, cities are about proximity and heterogeneity, which bring both benefits and costs. Bringing large numbers of diverse people together in small spaces means …
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Evaluation Report of American Humanics and the Nonprofit Sector Workforce CoalitionBased in Kansas City, American Humanics (AH) is a national alliance of colleges, universities, and nonprofit organizations. Its mission is to educate professionals to strengthen and lead nonprofit organizations. American Humanics Initiative for Nonprofit …
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The Georgina and Charlotte Bloomberg Public Service Fellows Program… Associate with the Housing Solutions Lab at the NYU Furman Center, where she is building out resources to help … at NYU, Aisha worked as a Research Assistant with the NYU Furman Center, an Environmental Justice Fellow with the … a Policy and Communications Research Assistant at the NYU Furman Center, and interned with the Resilient Regions …
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Human Behavioral Factors that Shape Urban Physical Infrastructure ServicesRae Zimmerman …
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Course HighlightsCheck Albert for dates, times and prerequisites. HPAM-GP 2828 Innovation and HealthTech Consulting Instructor: Jacob Victory PADM-GP 2163 Labor Policy: The Future of Work Instructor: Laurence Wilse-Samson PADM-GP 2252 Climate Policy and Politics …
Capstone Projects
Analysis of the Human Resources Hiring ProcessIn July of 1997 Mount Sinai and NYU merged their respective hospitals and created a holding company entitled Mount Sinai NYU Health. As a result of the merger the Human Resource staffs were consolidated and in June 2000 move to a single corporate …
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Rent Payments in Affordable Housing During the Pandemic… In this brief, the NYU Furman Center and the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at …
Capstone Projects
INVESTIGATING URBAN FINANCE AND THE FORM OF THE CITY IN INDONESIAThe United Nations Capital Development Fund’s (UNCDF) Local Development Finance team is committed to facilitating effective urban infrastructure financing solutions in the world’s least developed countries (LDCs). As LDCs experience rapid urbanization, …
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Analyzing the Spatiotemporal Uncertainty in Urbanization PredictionsWith the availability of computational resources, geographical information systems, and remote sensing data, urban growth modeling has become a viable tool for predicting urbanization of cities and towns, regions, and nations around the world. This …
Alumni In Action
Ayesha Lilaoonwala… by a fellow Wagner MUP who had also worked at the NYU Furman Center. What impact do you hope to make through your …
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An Immersive Journey into Sustainable Urbanism: A Spring 2025 Course in AmsterdamIn March 2025, as part of the course "Smart, Sustainable Planning in Amsterdam," NYU Wagner students embarked on a transformative academic journey to the Netherlands. This immersive, one-week trip offered a rare opportunity for students to delve deep into …
Alumni In Action
Sarah Stefanski… at NYU I worked as a graduate research assistant at NYU Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, which gave me …
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Elective CoursesFall 2025 ( Grid View ) EXEC-GP 2135 Human Resources: Leading Talent Development EXEC-GP 2141 Financial Decision Making and Management EXEC-GP 2201 Institutions, Governance, and Public Sector Reform EXEC-GP 4101 Conflict Management and Negotiation EXEC-GP …
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Congressional Decisionmaking Project… Center for the Study of Congress. Social Security Policy Furman, Jason. (September 2007) " Coping with Demographic …
Capstone Projects
Urban Local Governance Reform Project in IndonesiaThe Capstone team was responsible for researching a broad range of issues pertaining to decentralization as background for the preparation of a new World Bank loan to support decentralization in urban areas of Indonesia. The Capstone team produced two …