Funding constraints and increased criticism of institutions of higher education are forcing many ... more Funding constraints and increased criticism of institutions of higher education are forcing many universities to reformulate their missions or develop new strategic plans. For a variety of reasons urban issues appear prominently in the new mission statements of universities. This article explores the extent of this new urban emphasis and its reflection in proposed new university structures, processes, and programs. Because urban planning is the academic discipline most explicitly and specifically concerned with urban areas, one might expect urban planning departments to play a lead role in these redefinitions of mission and new initiatives and take advantage of their knowledge base to advance their standing in the institutions. A survey of universities that have engaged in strategic planning and mission formulation shows, however, that the role of urban planning departments is fairly limited. The article concludes with a discussion of possible explanations for this limited role and ...
Interviews with 112 household respondents and 58 social service agency directors in three ethnica... more Interviews with 112 household respondents and 58 social service agency directors in three ethnically and racially distinct Chicago neighborhoods provided a comprehensive assessment of -household helping relationships in a community context. Reliance on informal helping greatly exceeded use of formal agencies at the household level. Households were twice as likely to give help as receive it in a complex variety of ways, while agencies struggled to add new functional programs in a time of retrenchment. What households gave and got did not overlap with agency programs in any coherent way. Further, household respondents and agency directors disagreed in their perceptions of community needs. Households wanted employment and general city services, while agency officials emphasized human services. In effect, efforts to tie formal and informal helping relationships together at a community scale will have to respect the complexity and reciprocity of informal helping by reformulating how the ...
Portland State University (PSU) faculty, students, and staff integrate sustainability into teachi... more Portland State University (PSU) faculty, students, and staff integrate sustainability into teaching, research, and campus projects, many of which are conducted in collaboration with business, community, and public entities. PSU President Wim Wiewel will offer his observations on how the “triple bottom line” approach to sustainability can inform this work, how to build collaborations locally and globally, and how to focus these efforts to attain the greatest results.
The University Real Estate Development Database is an Internet resource developed by the Universi... more The University Real Estate Development Database is an Internet resource developed by the University of Baltimore for the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy containing over six hundred cases of university expansion outside of traditional campus boundaries. The University Real Estate Development database is a searchable collection of real estate projects that provides institutional demographics, project demographics, and detailed narratives of university expansion. The database allows the user to search independently, work in conjunction with researchers at the University of Baltimore, or submit additional information or relevant cases through a dynamic interface.
This article describes the University of Illinois at Chicago's Neighborhoods Initiative, whic... more This article describes the University of Illinois at Chicago's Neighborhoods Initiative, which is a part of the university's Great Cities Program. The Neighborhoods Initiative includes a partnership with The Resurrection Project, a community-based development corporation. Jointly they work to strengthen the quality of life in the Pilsen and Near West Side neighborhoods.
Low-income and central-city residents and municipal governments all lose out due to job decentral... more Low-income and central-city residents and municipal governments all lose out due to job decentralization. Regional revenue sharing has been suggested as one means by which municipal fiscal disparities in Chicago could be addressed. This paper considers various types of revenue-sharing programs and reviews current efforts toward implementing revenue sharing in the Chicago metropolitan area. The potential effect of a revenue-sharing program on sprawl, equity and regional cooperation is also considered. It is estimated that a revenue-sharing program in the Chicago region would reduce land consumption by 3-6% if it completely equalized property taxes. A program, depending on design, would also have a small but noticeable effect on equity. Although a revenue-sharing program could also lead to greater regional cooperation, enacting such a program would be a difficult means of doing so, since other outlets for such cooperation already exist in the Chicago area. A revenue program for Chicag...
The Editorial Board of Planning Theory and Practice would like to thank the following people who ... more The Editorial Board of Planning Theory and Practice would like to thank the following people who have assisted with the production of the journal during 2005.
University partnerships with local communities have become increasingly important, responding to ... more University partnerships with local communities have become increasingly important, responding to societal needs as well as critiques of universities. This Overview introduces the articles in this issue that document approaches universities are taking, obstacles that are encountered, and ways in which programs can be evaluated and institutionalized. It also describes key areas requiring attention: the implementation of partnerships; the proper role for the university in applied work; the adaptation of university structures and processes; weighing who should benefit from community involvement by universities; and the staying power of this new direction in university work.
Global universities and urban development: case studies and analysis, Wiegel and Perry, ed. New York: Sharpe, 181-203., 2008
Since its foundation in 1721, the Central University of Venezuela has been a public institution t... more Since its foundation in 1721, the Central University of Venezuela has been a public institution that has contributed not only to the scientific, technological, and cultural development of Venezuela, but also to the urban growth of the city of Caracas. The development of the Caracas University City, campus of the UCV, has been a key factor in the city’s urban structural and morphological shaping. In fact, the construction of the CUC carried out in the 1940s had a positive impact on the development of the city’s Plaza Venezuela-Sabana Grande sector, subsequently fostering the real estate appreciation of that part of the city during the 1950s and 1960s. This chapter outlines the development goals of the city and the university in the ZRPV with a description of the development of Caracas University City, followed by a historical overview of the ZRPV planned as a large-scale Public and Private Partnership, during the period 1984-2007. The chapter concludes with a consideration of how well the ZRPV can achieve a balance between the need to create public spaces for a capital city and the particular interests of investors, in order to ensure a place with a high quality of life. In the strategic attempt to meet such a balance, can the ZRPV’s development be a successful real estate venture, so that the FFABUCV can meet its objectives and accomplish its mission by generating resources for UCV’s research funding?
... for the 21st Century Shari Garmise CITIES IN THE TECHNOLOGY ECONOMY Darrene L. Hackler CITIES... more ... for the 21st Century Shari Garmise CITIES IN THE TECHNOLOGY ECONOMY Darrene L. Hackler CITIES IN A TIME OF TERROR Space, Territory, and Local Resilience HV Savitch URBAN AND REGIONAL POLICIES FOR METROPOLITAN LIVABILITY David K. Hamilton and ...
Funding constraints and increased criticism of institutions of higher education are forcing many ... more Funding constraints and increased criticism of institutions of higher education are forcing many universities to reformulate their missions or develop new strategic plans. For a variety of reasons urban issues appear prominently in the new mission statements of universities. This article explores the extent of this new urban emphasis and its reflection in proposed new university structures, processes, and programs. Because urban planning is the academic discipline most explicitly and specifically concerned with urban areas, one might expect urban planning departments to play a lead role in these redefinitions of mission and new initiatives and take advantage of their knowledge base to advance their standing in the institutions. A survey of universities that have engaged in strategic planning and mission formulation shows, however, that the role of urban planning departments is fairly limited. The article concludes with a discussion of possible explanations for this limited role and ...
Interviews with 112 household respondents and 58 social service agency directors in three ethnica... more Interviews with 112 household respondents and 58 social service agency directors in three ethnically and racially distinct Chicago neighborhoods provided a comprehensive assessment of -household helping relationships in a community context. Reliance on informal helping greatly exceeded use of formal agencies at the household level. Households were twice as likely to give help as receive it in a complex variety of ways, while agencies struggled to add new functional programs in a time of retrenchment. What households gave and got did not overlap with agency programs in any coherent way. Further, household respondents and agency directors disagreed in their perceptions of community needs. Households wanted employment and general city services, while agency officials emphasized human services. In effect, efforts to tie formal and informal helping relationships together at a community scale will have to respect the complexity and reciprocity of informal helping by reformulating how the ...
Portland State University (PSU) faculty, students, and staff integrate sustainability into teachi... more Portland State University (PSU) faculty, students, and staff integrate sustainability into teaching, research, and campus projects, many of which are conducted in collaboration with business, community, and public entities. PSU President Wim Wiewel will offer his observations on how the “triple bottom line” approach to sustainability can inform this work, how to build collaborations locally and globally, and how to focus these efforts to attain the greatest results.
The University Real Estate Development Database is an Internet resource developed by the Universi... more The University Real Estate Development Database is an Internet resource developed by the University of Baltimore for the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy containing over six hundred cases of university expansion outside of traditional campus boundaries. The University Real Estate Development database is a searchable collection of real estate projects that provides institutional demographics, project demographics, and detailed narratives of university expansion. The database allows the user to search independently, work in conjunction with researchers at the University of Baltimore, or submit additional information or relevant cases through a dynamic interface.
This article describes the University of Illinois at Chicago's Neighborhoods Initiative, whic... more This article describes the University of Illinois at Chicago's Neighborhoods Initiative, which is a part of the university's Great Cities Program. The Neighborhoods Initiative includes a partnership with The Resurrection Project, a community-based development corporation. Jointly they work to strengthen the quality of life in the Pilsen and Near West Side neighborhoods.
Low-income and central-city residents and municipal governments all lose out due to job decentral... more Low-income and central-city residents and municipal governments all lose out due to job decentralization. Regional revenue sharing has been suggested as one means by which municipal fiscal disparities in Chicago could be addressed. This paper considers various types of revenue-sharing programs and reviews current efforts toward implementing revenue sharing in the Chicago metropolitan area. The potential effect of a revenue-sharing program on sprawl, equity and regional cooperation is also considered. It is estimated that a revenue-sharing program in the Chicago region would reduce land consumption by 3-6% if it completely equalized property taxes. A program, depending on design, would also have a small but noticeable effect on equity. Although a revenue-sharing program could also lead to greater regional cooperation, enacting such a program would be a difficult means of doing so, since other outlets for such cooperation already exist in the Chicago area. A revenue program for Chicag...
The Editorial Board of Planning Theory and Practice would like to thank the following people who ... more The Editorial Board of Planning Theory and Practice would like to thank the following people who have assisted with the production of the journal during 2005.
University partnerships with local communities have become increasingly important, responding to ... more University partnerships with local communities have become increasingly important, responding to societal needs as well as critiques of universities. This Overview introduces the articles in this issue that document approaches universities are taking, obstacles that are encountered, and ways in which programs can be evaluated and institutionalized. It also describes key areas requiring attention: the implementation of partnerships; the proper role for the university in applied work; the adaptation of university structures and processes; weighing who should benefit from community involvement by universities; and the staying power of this new direction in university work.
Global universities and urban development: case studies and analysis, Wiegel and Perry, ed. New York: Sharpe, 181-203., 2008
Since its foundation in 1721, the Central University of Venezuela has been a public institution t... more Since its foundation in 1721, the Central University of Venezuela has been a public institution that has contributed not only to the scientific, technological, and cultural development of Venezuela, but also to the urban growth of the city of Caracas. The development of the Caracas University City, campus of the UCV, has been a key factor in the city’s urban structural and morphological shaping. In fact, the construction of the CUC carried out in the 1940s had a positive impact on the development of the city’s Plaza Venezuela-Sabana Grande sector, subsequently fostering the real estate appreciation of that part of the city during the 1950s and 1960s. This chapter outlines the development goals of the city and the university in the ZRPV with a description of the development of Caracas University City, followed by a historical overview of the ZRPV planned as a large-scale Public and Private Partnership, during the period 1984-2007. The chapter concludes with a consideration of how well the ZRPV can achieve a balance between the need to create public spaces for a capital city and the particular interests of investors, in order to ensure a place with a high quality of life. In the strategic attempt to meet such a balance, can the ZRPV’s development be a successful real estate venture, so that the FFABUCV can meet its objectives and accomplish its mission by generating resources for UCV’s research funding?
... for the 21st Century Shari Garmise CITIES IN THE TECHNOLOGY ECONOMY Darrene L. Hackler CITIES... more ... for the 21st Century Shari Garmise CITIES IN THE TECHNOLOGY ECONOMY Darrene L. Hackler CITIES IN A TIME OF TERROR Space, Territory, and Local Resilience HV Savitch URBAN AND REGIONAL POLICIES FOR METROPOLITAN LIVABILITY David K. Hamilton and ...
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