A key research theme currently at Globalization Studies in an Urban World is Global Cities.
PROGRAM for research cluster on global cities (Read about Globalization Studies in an Urban World’s research statement and approach)
Below is a list of primary research data or analyses of members of the Globalization Studies in an Urban World and Penn Institute for Urban Research (Penn IUR, http://www.upenn.edu/penniur/) Faculty Forum on Globalization, an effort to bring together and generate discussion among all numerous globalization-related academic activities and programs at the University of Pennsylvania. The materials we have collected here include the following subtopics and relate to our discussion and research on the problems of Global Cities:
Global Economy; Environment & Food; Technology & Engineering; Global Health; Cities; Education; Gender Relations; Food Security
The Global Economic & Financial Crisis
Mauro F. Guillén
Director of the Lauder Institute
University of Pennsylvania
- The Global Economic & Financial Crisis: A Timeline
- Understanding 2008 Global Financial Crisis
- Related link: A global overview of the downturn (Financial Times)
- Related link: Indicators of Globalization, 1980-2006 (PDF)
Food and Environmental Concerns in Contemporary Global Economy
Alan M. Kelly
Gilbert S. Kahn Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine
Professor of Pathology
University of Pennsylvania
- How do you feed 9 billion people on earth without wrecking the environment? (Presentation at PIUR Forum)
- Related link: Food Security in a Global Economy: Veterinary Medicine and Public Health
The World in 2050
James D. Ferguson
Section Chief, Animal Production Systems
Professor of Nutrition, School of Veterinary Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
- The World in 2050: Challenges for Veterinary Medicine (Presentation at PIUR Forum)
Technology, Engineering, and Education in Developing Economies
Joseph S. Sun Director of Academic Affairs, Director, Community Technology and Outreach Initiatives, SEAS, University of Pennsylvania
John D. Keenan Vice Dean and Professor of Electrical and Systems Engineering, SEAS, University of Pennsylvania
- Global Technology Service: Service Learning for Engineering Students in Developing Countries (Presentation at PIUR Forum)
Global Health and Education
Nancy Biller, MA, MPH Administrative Director Global Health Programs, University of Pennsylvania
Neal Nathanson Associate Dean and Professor Emeritus of Microbiology Global Health Programs, University of Pennsylvania
- The Global Health Tsunami (Presentation at PIUR Forum)
Globalizing Havana
Matthew Hill Lecturer Urban Studies, University of Pennsylvania
- Globalizing Havana: The Politics of Urban Heritage in Late Socialist Cuba (Presentation at PIUR Forum)
Collaboration with World Bank
- World Bank’s Urbanization Knowledge Platform (Presentation at PIUR Forum)
Globalization and Education
Alan Ruby Senior Fellow, GSE, University of Pennsylvania
- International students: a $100 billion business? (PDF version. Published in University World News, Issue 0094, 27 September 2009)
Gender Relations
Brian Spooner, Professor, Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania
Food Security
Zhengxia Dou, Associate Professor of Agricultural Systems School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Studies/New Bolton Center