UCSUR Radio (@PittCSUR)

UCSUR Radio (@PittCSUR)

UCSUR Radio is a social science podcast created by the University Center for Social & Urban Research (UCSUR) at the University of Pittsburgh. We focus on a social, economic, or health issue most relevant to our society. Discussions and presentations highlight neighborhood, community, economic, and other social research conducted by our esteemed colleagues. Presenters include local, national, and international social research experts.

Episodes

February 8, 2019 54 mins
Governing without Government: Nonprofit Governance in Detroit and Flint
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Planning for Multimodal Transportation Corridors
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From Bricks & Mortar to Virtual Spaces: Using Digital Innovation to Advance Nonprofit missions
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October 30, 2018 69 mins
The Crisis of the African-American Middle Neighborhood
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Urban Apartheid & the 2016 Summer Olympics
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What Helps and Hinders Green Infrastructure on Vacant Land in Legacy Cities?
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Looking Ahead — What the Trump Administration Means for Brownfield Redevelopment
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Are Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Exacerbating Urban Inequality? Evidence from Four Cities
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Remaking Post-Industrial Cities: Lessons from North America and Europe
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Building Community and Ecological Resiliency Through Obsolete Infrastructure Removal
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Parcel Scale Green Infrastructure Siting and Cost Effectiveness Analysis for Pittsburgh, PA
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January 20, 2017 81 mins
Smart Cities and Sustainability
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Modelling Predatory Mortgage Lending
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Producing and Preserving Affordable Housing in Shrinking Cities
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September 30, 2016 65 mins
Affordable for Who? New York City's Affordable Housing Plan
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Exacting a pound of flesh: How neighborhood environments contribute to childhood food insecurity and obesity
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Coupling Systems, Building Coalitions: Connecting Housing, Energy, and Transit in U.S. Cities
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The Monroeville Doctrine: The Suburbanization of Industrial Research in Twentieth Century Pittsburgh
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December 4, 2015 77 mins
Understanding and Addressing the Housing Crisis for America's Lowest Income Households
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Interdisciplinary Modeling of Environmental Resources: Insights From Three Recent Projects
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