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Infant Mortality in Moscow: the Perils of Progress in Russia’s World City… access does not, in itself, solve the challenge of intra-urban inequalities. …
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Global Inclusion at NYU Wagner … from diverse disciplines—public policy, management, urban planning, economics, law, medicine, business, … is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse urban areas in the world. Embedded in its streets, and taking …
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The IRB InitiativeAn online resource for educators and researchers in policy and management Jan Blustein , Founding Principal Investigator Our history : The IRB Initiative began as a series of discussions among NYU/Wagner faculty. We were faced with the need to seek IRB …
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A Wagner alum’s journey to redefine the healthcare system in Nairobi’s slums… In Kenya, more than two-thirds of the urban population lives in slums, and there are only 0.2 …
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A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF CHANGES TO HEALTHCARE AND HEALTH STATUS ACROSS A GENTRIFYING CITY… and lead to poorer outcomes-also exists in low-income, urban neighborhoods. Over the past several decades, New York …
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Evaluating A USDA Program That Gives SNAP Participants Financial Incentives To Buy Fresh Produce In SupermarketsPasquale Rummo, Danton Noriega, Alex Parret, Matthew Harding, Oran Hesterman, Brian D. Elbel …
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INCREASING IMPACT BY IDENTIFYING FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR KEY INTERNATIONAL ISSUES The Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens (BKMC) is committed to promoting human dignity and protecting the planet. With support from corporate funding, BKMC highlights international issues in the areas of climate and sustainability, public health, and …
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Fine particulate matter pollution linked to respiratory illness in infants and increased hospital costs… hospitalizations of children with bronchiolitis living in urban areas. These findings reinforce the need for ongoing …
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The Role of the Real City in Cyberspace: Understanding Regional Variations in Internet Accessibility and Utilization… States, suggesting that there is a complex emerging inter-urban communications network that goes far beyond Castells' …
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Public health and medical care for the world's factory: China's Pearl River Delta RegionWhile the growth of urbanization, worldwide, has improved the lives of migrants from the hinterland, it also raises health risks related to population density, concentrated poverty and the transmission of infectious disease. Will megacity regions evolve …
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Is there a Nativity Gap? New Evidence on the Academic Performance of Immigrant Students… fully specified models. We conclude with implications for urban schools in the United States. …
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Changing Children's Trajectories of Development: Two-Year Evidence for the Effectiveness of a School-Based Approach to Violence Prevention… and 8 percent are threatened or injured with a weapon. 1 Urban youth are at particular risk for exposure to violence …
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Welfare Reform in Philadelphia: Implementation, Effects, and Experiences of Poor Families and Neighborhoods… - one of a series from MDRC's Project on Devolution and Urban Change - examines the specific ways in which reform …
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The evolution of infant mortality and neighbourhood inequalities in four world cities: 1988–2016… ine-qualities in infant mortality (IM) rates in the urban core of four world cities and to examine the …
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Metropolitan Manila Slum Upgrading Background Memos: Housing Institutions, Policy, Financing, and Data Gathering… execute their expected duties. While the National Urban Development & Housing Framework (NUDHF) provides an …
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A Comparative Analysis of Smart Growth Implementation Practices… smart growth as an antidote to the negative effects of urban and suburban sprawl. Smart Growth represents a …
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Exploring Informal Practices in Dakar?s Water and Sanitation Sectors… of water delivery and waste management in three peri-urban neighborhoods: Dalifort, Hann, and Diokoul Kow. The …
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Environmental Sustainability Project… report take into consideration the challenges posed by the urban and rural contexts of the respective case study …
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To become a better writer, it’s the thought that counts… Op-ed topics have spanned issues of healthcare, the urban built environment, large- and small-scale management …
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The State of Scooter Sharing in United States Cities… Bird, Lime and Spin, aim to provide a new mode of urban transit with a low barrier to entry. However, cities …
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Beyond Spending Levels: Revenue Uncertainty and the Performance of Local Governments… 2-8 days of learning. These effects are concentrated in urban school districts with low fund balances (below 22 …
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Three NYU Wagner Faculty Members Appointed to Participate in NYC Mayor-elect's Transition Process… named to the budget committee, and Clinical Professor of Urban Planning and Public Service Neil Kleiman will serve on …
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Living and Learning: Women and Management in Public ServiceOspina, S., Durbin, E. & Schall, E. …
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The economic burden placed on healthcare systems by childhood obesityThe obesity epidemic has transformed children's healthcare, such that diabetes, hypertension and the metabolic syndrome are phrases more commonly used by child health providers than ever before. This article reviews the economic consequences of this …