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Urbanization Project

@NYUSternUP

Harnessing the growth of cities to speed up global progress. Part of @NYUMarron & @NYUStern

 New York, NY
marroninstitute.nyu.edu
Joined May 2012
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"Mark Kleiman, an NYU professor and expert on drug and criminal justice issues, calls the $1,000 fine “gibberish.”: ow.ly/jeeN30fr2P4
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NYU Faculty: apply to @NYUMarron to receive up to $50,000 in seed funding to support your urban research ow.ly/kpXG30fr6YW
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"A 20 percent increase in homicides over the past two years is not trivial” - @MarkARKleiman in the @nytimes : ow.ly/CcVI30fr0jh
Violent Crime in U.S. Rises for Second Consecutive Year (Published 2017)

Violent Crime in U.S. Rises for Second Consecutive Year (Published 2017)

Experts were divided over why violence rose in consecutive years for the first time since 2006.

nytimes.com
Join @NYUMarron as a faculty program director and get the opportunity to build and direct a new research program: ow.ly/ip6D30fr5ho
Kent Hiteshew, former director of the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of State and Local Finance, joins @NYUMarron ow.ly/momV30f5Yaj
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@iamstevenpedigo18 Sep 2017
Can #cities & #realestate investors work together to build inclusive communities? Join @NYUSchack on 9/27 4 convo: ow.ly/B0qi30feF37
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The @washingtonpost quotes @NYUMarron 's Mark Kleiman on marijuana legalization, prohibition, and commercialization: ow.ly/VKHP30f5WqG

Analysis | Here’s one marijuana trend you should actually be worried about

The smart way to fret about marijuana use.

washingtonpost.com
How to make cities work for the world’s poorest—opinion from @fuller_brandon for @CapX capx.co/how-to-make-cities-w… @NYUMarron @NYUStern

How to make cities work for the world's poorest

Government intervention often makes life harder for the urban poor

capx.co
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Expanding Opportunity for the Urban Poor—@fuller_brandon’s essay for @CDEsouthafrica’s Opportunity First project cde.org.za/wp-content/upload…
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Our Atlas of Urban Expansion project w/ @NYUMarron @NYUSternUP was well received at @ICC2017DC #ICC2017DC this week. datatoolkits.lincolninst.edu…
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ICYMI - @IlyaSomin discusses the necessary combination of law & politics to fight against zoning's negative effects ow.ly/mkWf30cUff5
Analysis | Expanding housing and job opportunities by cutting back on zoning

Analysis | Expanding housing and job opportunities by cutting back on zoning

Harvard economist Edward Glaeser makes the case for cutting back on zoning in order to increase the availability of housing and job opportunities.

washingtonpost.com
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"Today, about 8 percent of prisoners in Alaska's jails and prisons are in segregation status at any given time" ow.ly/VFrN30cCY1c
Hear about @plamsonhall 's new work in Davao, Philippines in our June 2017 newsletter ow.ly/Zra530crdq1
Come see @Richard_Florida tomorrow alongside @NYUSchack as he launches his new book "The New Urban Crisis". RSVP: ow.ly/FcWU30aREPW
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"The only way forward is to devise a new model of urbanism - urbanism for all" @Richard_Florida Learn more on 04/26: ow.ly/P2BG30aRDUZ
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Join @Richard_Florida's inaugural #NYC #book launch for The #NewUrbanCrisis at @NYUSchack on 4/26, 9-11AM ow.ly/YZhj30aPTrO #cities
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Can driverless cars be protected from cyberattacks? Discuss with @JohnDVillasenor on April 13th at 4pm ow.ly/29N330andFc @NYUStern
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Head to @NYUMarron on April 13th to see @JohnDVillasenor speak about the liability of driverless cars ow.ly/ESqK30andii @NYUStern
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.@NYUSternUP's work on the Atlas of Urban Expansion is featured via @FutureStruck teapawt.net/NYUMarron/status/84241…
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Nice report by @govtechnews on our work with @landpolicy and @UNHABITAT to upgrade the Atlas of Urban Expansion govtech.com/fs/Urban-Sprawl-…
Urban Sprawl Data Crucial to Quality of Life, Planet's Health in Increasingly Crowded Globe

Urban Sprawl Data Crucial to Quality of Life, Planet's Health in Increasingly Crowded Globe

Researchers now can look across the growth trends in the world’s biggest cities over the course of a quarter century.

govtech.com
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Good story in @govtechnews about our work with @NYUMarron @NYUStern @UNHABITAT to map urban expansion govtech.com/fs/Urban-Sprawl-…
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