Anchoring Innovation Districts
the entrepreneurial university and urban change
$122.40
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
17 May 2021
Summary
As universities transform cities with their innovation districts, what works in these new public-private partnerships?
In recent years, the successful revitalization of urban areas has turned them into magnets for those looking for opportunities in a fast-paced and rapidly unfolding technology-based economy. After the economic crisis of 2008, many colleges and universities attempted to generate alternative sources of revenue and pursued aggressive economic development…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781421440590 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1421440598 |
| Author: | Costas Spirou |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Imprint: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 17 May 2021 |
| Weight: | 499g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 22mm |
| Series: | Higher Education and the City |
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A very engaging, rich account of universities’ efforts to engage in urban redevelopment while enhancing their core research, teaching and knowledge transfer missions….Prof. Spirou has managed to write a book that can be valuable to local policy makers, university managers and many local stakeholders interested in bringing about change in their communities.—Higher Education Quarterly
About The Author
Costas Spirou
Costas Spirou is the provost and vice president for academic affairs at Georgia College & State University, where he is a professor of sociology and public administration. He is the coauthor of Building the City of Spectacle: Mayor Richard M. Daley and the Remaking of Chicago and the author of Urban Tourism and Urban Change: Cities in a Global Economy.
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