University as Urban Anchor

The University as Urban Anchor investigates the role of the academy in the city--not just its educational contributions, but also the political, economic, and social development of the urban experience.



Urban higher educational institutions provide a surprisingly significant range of contributions to cities. For instance, U.S. city-based universities are a $400+ billion annual operation, employing approximately 3 million people and enrolling 15 million full and part-time students. In at least two major U.S. cities, Philadelphia and Baltimore, the biggest employer is a university (U Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins). Clearly this is a phenomenon worth close examination.



Part 1 of The University as Urban Anchor provides the theoretical framework and historical development of the city-university collaboration. This comprehensive lens is a unique contribution of the book.



Part 2 includes several domestic cases of urban development that illustrate this partnership, and Part 3 extends this to include global examples.



The University as Urban Anchor concludes with an overview chapter of "lessons learned" and best practices for both cities and universities.

Universitatea ca ancora urbana investigheaza rolul academiei in oras - nu doar contributiile sale educationale, ci si dezvoltarea politica, economica si sociala a experientei urbane. Institutiile de invatamant superior urbane ofera o gama surprinzator de semnificativa de contributii la orase . De exemplu, SUA