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
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
