Dr. David Carballo: Social Inequality and Community Archaeology at America’s First Metropolis: Teotihuacan, Mexico
By Carly Berke The Initiative on Cities has hosted the Urban Inequalities Workshop for the past three years. Faculty and PhD students are invited to lead open discussions on their current research in this space. The Urban Inequalities Workshop approaches the topic of urban inequality from different disciplinary, methodological, and theoretical angles. Presentations are led by […]
Cities Joining Ranks: Policy Networks on the Rise
On Monday, April 23, 2018, the Boston University Initiative on Cities, with support from Citi Community Development and The Rockefeller Foundation, launched Cities Joining Ranks — Policy Networks on the Rise. This new report details the activities, visibility, value, and membership of city-to-city policy networks and provides the first evaluation of city peer groups based on joining behavior. […]
2017 Menino Survey of Mayors
On January 23, 2018, the Boston University Initiative on Cities released its fourth annual Menino Survey of Mayors, the only scientifically valid and representative survey of American mayors. The 2017 Menino Survey was built on interviews with 115 mayors from 39 states and was funded by Citi Community Development and The Rockefeller Foundation. Initiated in […]
Mapping Amman, Jordan: A 21st Century City
Principal Investigator Co-Principal Investigator Professor Betty Anderson, in cooperation with Georgetown Associate Professor Fida Adely, seek to conduct a mapping study in order to understand the modern population of Amman. A growing private sector and Jordan’s status as one of the safest countries in the Middle East has made Amman a safe haven for immigrants […]
IOC Co-Director Menino Announces Release of Memoir: “Mayor for a New America”
Co-Director of the Initiative on Cities and former Mayor of Boston, Tom Menino, this week announced the release of his new book, Mayor for A New America. This personal memoir, co-authored with Jack Beatty, charts his rise to political office and thirty-year tenure as an elected official in Boston. Famed for having met more than […]