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Global Universities and Urban Development : Case Studies and Analysis.

Wiewel, Wim.

Global Universities and Urban Development : Case Studies and Analysis. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (359 pages)

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Foreword -- Preface -- Part I Introduction -- 1. The University, the City, and Land: Context and Introduction -- Part II The University, the Devolving State, and Development -- 2. The University of Helsinki as a Developer -- 3. From Conversion to Cash Cow? The University of Lüneburg, Germany -- 4. Varsity Real Estate in Scotland: New Visions for Town and Gown? -- 5. Toward Downtown: Spatial Growth and University Location in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area -- Part III The University as a Zone of Development -- 6. Mexico City and University City: A Story of Struggle for Autonomy through Land -- 7. Partnering with Private Corporations to Build on Campus: Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea -- 8. Urban and Real Estate Development of the Central University of Venezuela's Rental Zone -- 9. Development of the Jatinangor University Area, Indonesia: Growth Problems and Local Responses -- 10. The University of Oporto and the Process of Urban Change: An Ambiguous Relationship -- Part IV The University and the Contested City -- 11. Academic Fortress: The Case of Hebrew University on Mount Scopus, Jerusalem -- 12. Interface Between Academy and Community in Contested Space: The Difficult Dialogue -- Part V Lessons Learned -- 13. The University, the City, and the State: Institutional Entrepreneurship or Instrumentality of the State? -- About the Editors and Contributors -- About the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy -- Index.

Linking the fields of urban development, higher education, and urban design, this book covers universities and communities around the world, including Germany, Korea, Scotland, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, Finland - 13 countries in all.

9781317469674


Community development, Urban -- Case studies.


Electronic books.

LC237 -- .G56 2008eb

378.1030722

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