In Black on the Block, Mary Pattillo—a Newsweek Woman of the 21st Century—uses the
historic rise, alarming fall, and equally dramatic renewal of Chicago's North Kenwood …

This research identified common goals, actions, and design strategies of university campus
master plans in the USA, by analyzing 50 randomly selected master plans. Four design …

This article demonstrates and explains the benefits accruing to communities that involve
universities in their local community-based projects. We include concrete arguments …

Today colleges and universities are the dominant employers, real estate holders, policing
agents, and educational and health care providers in major cities where they once played a …

Based on ethnographic fieldwork and 39 formal interviews with 42 participants, we examine
the influence of higher education institutions on a transitional, revitalizing neighborhood in …

Although we believe academic researchers have a critical role to play in transformative
systems change for social and ecological justice, we also argue that academic institutions …

The post-war flight from US central cities led to widespread decay and devaluation in
downtown housing markets. In a reversal of fortunes, distant housing prices soared while the …

This article is a case study of the Park DuValle Revitalization Project in Louisville, Kentucky,
to evaluate whether the Department of Housing and Urban Development's HOPE VI …

The East Rogers Park Neighborhood History Project, a community-based initiative,
represented an effort to build upon community engagement with its history and to sensitize …

A clear and practical examination of complex issues, Local Economic Development and the
Environment: Finding Common Ground provides a broad, academic look at the intersection …