The role of universities in fostering urban and regional sustainability
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The role of universities in fostering urban and regional sustainability. / Wiek, Arnim; Lang, Daniel J.
Institutional and Social Innovation for Sustainable Urban Development. Hrsg. / Harald A. Mieg; Klaus Töpfer. London : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2013. S. 393 - 411.Publikation: Beiträge in Sammelwerken › Kapitel › begutachtet
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TY - CHAP
T1 - The role of universities in fostering urban and regional sustainability
AU - Wiek, Arnim
AU - Lang, Daniel J.
PY - 2013/1/1
Y1 - 2013/1/1
N2 - For centuries, universities have been centers and hubs of knowledge production and dissemination. In these functions, universities have shaped our societiesdirectly, through fundamental discoveries such as X-rays by Röntgen, or more indirectly through educating leaders in economy, civil society, and politics. Often located in cities and embedded in urban dynamics, Russo et al. (2007: 199) argue that universities have a special potential to be a “driving force” for urban development, due to knowledge spillovers, student participation in urban culture, and other factors. Yet, universities that endorse a strong sustainability agenda need to foster very different urban and regional development pathways than the urbanization processes that have shaped modern cities over recent decades.
AB - For centuries, universities have been centers and hubs of knowledge production and dissemination. In these functions, universities have shaped our societiesdirectly, through fundamental discoveries such as X-rays by Röntgen, or more indirectly through educating leaders in economy, civil society, and politics. Often located in cities and embedded in urban dynamics, Russo et al. (2007: 199) argue that universities have a special potential to be a “driving force” for urban development, due to knowledge spillovers, student participation in urban culture, and other factors. Yet, universities that endorse a strong sustainability agenda need to foster very different urban and regional development pathways than the urbanization processes that have shaped modern cities over recent decades.
KW - Sustainability Science
U2 - 10.4324/9780203098110-37
DO - 10.4324/9780203098110-37
M3 - Chapter
SN - 978-0-415-63005-4
SP - 393
EP - 411
BT - Institutional and Social Innovation for Sustainable Urban Development
A2 - Mieg, Harald A.
A2 - Töpfer, Klaus
PB - Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
CY - London
ER -