Linking the fields of urban development, higher education, and urban design, this book covers universities and communities around the world, including Germany, Korea, Scotland, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, Finland - 13 countries in all.

David C. Perry is Director and Professor at the Great Cities Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago. He is the author of more than one hundred reports, articles, nine books, and most recently edited The University as Urban Developer: Case Studies and Analysis along with Wim Wiewel. His research interests are in urban policy and the political economy of urban institutions, particularly universities in the comparative and global contexts. Wim Wiewel is Professor of Public Affairs and Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Baltimore. He was previously Dean of the College of Business Administration and Dean of Urban Planning and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is the author / editor of seven books and over fifty articles and chapters on economic development, suburban sprawl, and university real estate. He is a former president of the Association of the Collegiate Schools of Planning.

Preface Part I Introduction 1. The University, the City, and Land: Context and Introduction Part II The University, the Devolving State, and Development 2. The University of Helsinki as a Developer 3. From Conversion to Cash Cow? The University of Lüneburg, Germany 4. Varsity Real Estate in Scotland: New Visions for Town and Gown? 5. Toward Downtown: Spatial Growth and University Location in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area Part III The University as a Zone of Development 6. Mexico City and University City: A Story of Struggle for Autonomy through Land 7. Partnering with Private Corporations to Build on Campus: Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea 8. Urban and Real Estate Development of the Central University of Venezuela's Rental Zone 9. Development of the Jatinangor University Area, Indonesia: Growth Problems and Local Responses 10. The University of Oporto and the Process of Urban Change: An Ambiguous Relationship Part IV The University and the Contested City 11. Academic Fortress: The Case of Hebrew University on Mount Scopus, Jerusalem 12. Interface Between Academy and Community in Contested Space: The Difficult Dialogue Part V Lessons Learned 13. The University, the City, and the State: Institutional Entrepreneurship or Instrumentality of the State?