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Anchoring Innovation Districts - The Entrepreneurial University and Urban Change (Hardcover)
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Anchoring Innovation Districts - The Entrepreneurial University and Urban Change (Hardcover)
Series: Higher Education and the City
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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 strategies. Some universities even began to
actively invest resources in the rebirth (and rebranding) of urban
cores, encouraging the development of entrepreneurial,
technology-oriented innovation districts. In Anchoring Innovation
Districts, Costas Spirou explains that these districts have emerged
as geographic clusters of technology startups, business incubators,
and accelerators. They aim to take advantage of intellectual
capital, commercialize knowledge, and give their associated
institutions a way to enter into the market. The outcome of robust
private-public partnerships and complex real estate strategies,
these initiatives also complement other urban revitalization
efforts and reshape the socioeconomic makeup of city neighborhoods.
Presenting readers with six case studies that explore the role of
technological innovation, Spirou argues that higher
education-anchored innovation districts can make significant
contributions to economic expansion, job growth, and the
institutions that guide their development. He also points out that
these districts nonetheless raise questions about the impact of the
Ivory Tower on the urban environment. Spirou focuses on Midtown
Atlanta's Tech Square (Georgia Tech), Cambridge's Kendall Square
(MIT), Philadelphia's University City (the University of
Pennsylvania, Drexel University, and the University of the
Sciences), the PHX Core (Arizona State University), and the role
that the University of West Florida in Pensacola and the University
of Tennessee at Chattanooga play in developing innovation
ecosystems. Anchoring Innovation Districts provides unique insight
into the transformative opportunities offered and the challenges
faced by higher education in the built environment. University
administrators, board members, policy makers, and scholars will
find Spirou's analysis thought-provoking and helpful.
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Imprint: |
Johns Hopkins University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Higher Education and the City |
Release date: |
July 2021 |
First published: |
2021 |
Authors: |
Costas Spirou
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4214-4059-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
Higher & further education >
General
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LSN: |
1-4214-4059-8 |
Barcode: |
9781421440590 |
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