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Brooks on Match Between Retail Activity and Regulated Land Uses
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Are cities overzoning for retail? A paper co-authored by TSPPPA Professor Leah Brooks and Rachel Meltzer of Harvard University titled, "Retail on the Ground and on the Books: Vacancies and the (mis)Match between Retail Activity and Regulated Land Use" in the Journal of the American Planning Association, shows that land use decisions partially drive the oversupply of retail space. Using data from seven small to moderate United States cities, they analyzed retail market activity and land use regulation. They make a case that changes since the pandemic in working and living patterns call for attentive planning for volume and spatial distribution of retail.
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Redburn with other NAPA Fellows on Homelessness as Intergovernmental Challenge
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Recent statistics show a rising number of homeless people across the U.S., with variations not always linked to commitments of substantial resources to address homelessness. A group of fellows of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA), co-chaired by TSPPPA Professor Steve Redburn and Rich Callahan of the University of San Francisco report on the challenges faced by localities. They find that work at all government levels and across sectors can better support local efforts to reduce homelessness. Their report poses a series of questions for further discussion and exploration. These questions can help frame systematic future research about intergovernmental efforts to eliminate homelessness.
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Squires on Community Reinvestment in an Age of Gentrification
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Emeritus Professor Gregory D. Squires and Daniel Holland of Duquesne University, authored “Community Reinvestment Challenges in the Age of Gentrification: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a Case Study for Wide Bank Lending Disparities,” in the Community Development Journal. Their study of Pittsburgh underscores the critical role of access to credit in helping families build wealth. They argue that mortgage and small business loans are essential for families to move beyond mere survival. Longstanding racial disparities persist in credit markets, despite efforts by community organizations, think tanks, elected officials, regulators, and financial institutions. The study reflects broader national trends.
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Balla Advances Dialogue on Regulatory Policymaking Across the Globe
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Balla visiting Brazil National Congress
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This summer, Political Science and TSPPPA Professor Steve Balla traveled to Norway and Brazil to develop and share expertise on regulatory policy-making. He was at the University of Bergen in Norway researching consultative policymaking in the bureaucracy with University of Bergen Professor Adriana Bunea. Balla shares that their study "may very well be the first comparison of consultative policymaking across the Atlantic, focusing on the US and European Union." He also spoke at the Regulators' Meeting in Brazil, an event coordinated by the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade, and Services (MDIC) with the National Confederation of Industry (CNI) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The meeting was part of efforts to enhance regulatory quality in Brazil. While in Brazil, Balla held private meetings with government officials from the Ministry of Management and Innovation and the Comptroller General of the Union, as well as political appointees from President Lula's administration. These discussions focused on leveraging digital technology to boost public participation in regulatory processes and strengthen democratic governance.
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Kelsey Co-Directs New Local Sustainable Governance Lab
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TSPPPA and Elliott School of International Affairs Associate Professor Nina Kelsey and Elliott Professor Remi Jedwab are serving as inaugural co-directors of the Local Sustainable Governance Lab. The Lab's mission is to conduct research focused on making local governance around the world an effective force for measurable progress in the area of climate change and sustainability. Kelsey and Jedwab will offer an event series on sustainable subnational governance and also one on big data and sustainable governance. The Lab will provide seed funding for selected research on: 1) data-driven approaches to local sustainable governance decision-making; 2) sustainable urban policy and rural-urban systems; and 3) smart, effective, and just infrastructure and technology. Kelsey shares, "For myself, this will assist me in developing ongoing work around city-level climate policy."
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Celebrate Launch of MA in Environmental and Sustainability Policy
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The Trachtenberg School invites you to a celebration of the launch of the newly named Master of Arts in Environmental and Sustainability Policy. After nearly 15 transformative years as the Master of Arts in Environmental Resource Policy (MA-ENRP), this program has been reimagined for today’s pressing global challenges and to educate leaders in environmental and sustainability policy. RSVP to join us on October 21 at 5:30pm!
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Guest Speaker: Frank Sesno
Executive Director of The George Washington University Alliance for a Sustainable Future, founder of Planet Forward, former CNN correspondent, renowned journalist, and Professor of Media and Public Affairs Frank Sesno, will be the guest speaker. He shares, "Policy can drive systemic change. Creative thinking can lead to game-changing innovation. If we want to build a truly healthy, equitable, and sustainable future, we need creative thinkers trained to understand how we can address the problems - and work toward solutions."
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Richard Kahlenberg was quoted in the Washington Post article "Black enrollment drops at UNC after ruling; other schools vary."
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