The University as Urban Developer

Integrating topics in urban development, real estate, higher education administration, urban design, and campus landscape architecture, this is the first book to exploe the role of the university as developer. Accessible and clearly written, and including contributions from authorities in a wide range of related areas, it offers a rich array of case studies and analyses that clarify the important roles that universities play in growth and development of cities. The cases describe a host of university practices, community responses, and policy initiatives surrounding university real estate development. Through a careful blending of academic analysis and practical, hands-on administrative and political information, the book charts new ground in the study of the university and the city.

Integrating topics in urban development, real estate, higher education administration, urban design, and campus landscape architecture, this book explores the role of the university as developer. It offers case studies and analyses that clarify the important roles that universities play in the growth and development of cities.

List of Tables, Figures, and Maps, Foreword, Preface, Part I. Introduction, 1. From Campus to City: The University as Developer, Part II. The Campus and the City: Neighborhood, Downtown, and Citywide Development, Section 1. The Campus and Its Neighborhood, 2. The University of Pittsburgh and the Oakland Neighborhood: From Conflict to Cooperation, or How the 800-Pound Gorilla Learned to Sit with-and not on-Its Neighbors, 3. Columbia University's Heights: An Ivory Tower and Its Communities, 4. The University of Chicago and Its Neighbors: A Case Study in Community Development, Section 2. The University and the Central City, 5. The Urban University as a Vehicle for Inner-City Renewal: The University of Washington, Tacoma, 6. Auraria Higher Education Center and Denver Inner-City Development, 7. The Political Strategies Behind University-Based Development: Two Philadelphia Cases, Section 3. The University as a Collaborator in Urban Development, 8. The University as an Engine for Downtown Renewal in Atlanta, 9. University Involvement in Downtown Revitalization: Managing Political and Financial Risks, 10. Ryerson University and Toronto's Dundas Square Metropolis Project, Part III: University Development Practices: Acquisition, Finance, Development, and the Deal, 11. An Overview of University Real Estate Investment Practices, 12. Leasing for Profit and Control: The Case of Victoria University at the University of Toronto, 13. The Little Fish Swallows the Big Fish: Financing the DePaul Center in Chicago, 14. No Such Thing as Vacant Land: Northeastern University and Davenport Commons, 15. Campus Partners and The Ohio State University: A Case Study in Enlightened Self-Interest, Part IV. Lessons Learned, 16. Private Choices and Public Obligations: The Ethics of University Real Estate Development, 17. Ivory Towers No More: Academic Bricks and Sticks, About the Editors and Contributors, About the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Index