Environmental and Urban Economics

In the first news issue of the fall semester,  The Johns Hopkins University student newspaper has printed an excellent article about my 21st Century Cities Center.   The previous director was a prominent sociologist and she focused on urban poverty issues.  Over the next couple of years, I will shift the center's emphasis to the broader topic of urban economic growth.  Urban economic growth and human capital accumulation and learning go hand in hand.   Building on my past "Green Cities" work, we will devote ample effort to the broad topic of urban quality of life and the role that safe streets and clean air and water play in helping a city to attract skilled people and jobs.