Urban Book Talk: Revitalizing American Cities

Posted by on January 27, 2014

Penn IUR Urban Book Talk: Revitalizing American Cities

Wednesday, January 29, 2014 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM (EST)
Houston Hall, Ben Franklin Room, 34th & Spruce Sts

followed by a reception with books for sale.

Revitalizing American Cities, the latest release from Penn IUR’s book series with the University of Pennsylvania Press, The City in the 21st Century, explores the historical, regional, and political factors that have allowed some industrial cities to regain their footing in a changing economy. This panel features the book’s editors and contributors including Paul Brophy, Principal at Brophy & Reilly LLC; Steven Cochrane, Managing Director of Moody’s Analytics; Catherine Tumber, Visiting Scholar at Northeastern University’s School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs; Kim Zeuli, Senior Vice President and Director of Research and Advisory Services, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC); and Eugenie Birch and Susan Wachter, Co-Directors of Penn IUR and editors of The City in the 21st Century book series. Co-sponsored by University of Pennsylvania Press and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

This event is free and open to the public.

Have questions about Penn IUR Urban Book Talk: Revitalizing American Cities? Contact PennIUR, penniur@pobox.upenn.edu

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