Anchoring innovation districts : the entrepreneurial university and urban change / Costas Spirou.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spirou, Costas, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban universities and colleges--Economic aspects--United States.

Urban universities and colleges.

Community and college--Economic aspects--United States.

Community and college.

Community development, Urban--United States.

Community development, Urban.

Community and college--Economic aspects.

United States.

Entrepreneurship--United States.

Entrepreneurship.

Physical Description:

xvii, 233 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021.

Summary:

"This book draws on case studies that explore the role that technological innovation, guided by entrepreneurialism in higher education, can have on economic development and urban change. This framework of sociological analysis, with illustrative cases of successes and failures, provides insights into the transformational power of higher education in the built environment. The book's target audience includes university administrators, board members and regents, local and state government officials, and entrepreneurs"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The new entrepreneurial university

The university as innovator and urban leader

Anchoring a redevelopment renaissance : Tech Square in Atlanta

The most innovative square mile on the planet : Kendall Square in Boston

Leveraging for innovation in Philadelphia : the university city connections

Innovation in the Valley of the Sun : PHX core and beyond

Furthering the local innovation ecosystem in Pensacola and Chattanooga

Open innovation, higher education, and urban change.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781421440590

1421440598

OCLC:

1158504122