Continuing their Lincoln Institute–sponsored research on the role of universities in urban development, Wim Wiewel and David C. Perry have edited this book on global universities to complement their previous volume on U.S. institutions, The University as Urban Developer: Case Studies and Analysis (M.E. Sharpe and Lincoln Institute, 2005).

This work is part of the Institute’s City, Land, and The University project to improve the collective capacity of leaders to achieve the multiple interests of cities, ...

Linking the worlds of community development, higher education administration and urban design, this accessible guidebook offers useful information on how universities and communities can best develop partnership projects. Its focus on smart growth projects further enhances its value for those interested in how urban, suburban and rural growth can be accommodated while preserving open spaces and quality of life.

Edited by Wim Wiewel and Gerrit-Jan Knaap, Partnerships for Smart Growth includes 13 c...

One of the longest standing debates in community economic development is between “place-based” and “peoplebased” approaches to combating poverty, housing affordability, chronic unemployment, and community decline. Should help go to distressed places or distressed people?

University-based property development is an important element of urban formation. Yet there is little information available to explain the significance of the university presence in urban development and enhance the state of the practice.

Integrating topics in urban development, real estate, higher education administration, urban design and campus landscape architecture, this is the first book to explore the role of the university as urban developer. Accessible and clearly written, and including contribu...

Universities are involved in the development of their immediate neighborhoods for a variety of reasons. For some, it is a matter of self-preservation and marketing, as neighborhood deterioration and disinvestment can negatively affect student enrollments. Other institutions are driven primarily by the need for new or updated facilities, such as laboratories, classrooms, student housing or athletic fields, which require expansion beyond existing campus boundaries, or by a long-standing commitment to neighbor...