Linking the worlds of community development, higher education administration, and urban design, this accessible guidebook offers useful information on how universities and communities can best develop partnership projects. Its focus on smart growth projects further enhances its value for those interested in how urban, suburban, and rural growth can be accommodated while preserving open spaces and quality of life. Partnerships for Smart Growth includes 13 case studies for university-community collaborations on smart growth initiatives. The chapters include geographically diverse locations and urban, suburban, and rural projects. Each case includes a comprehensive discussion of how and why the project was initiated, who was involved, what techniques were employed, what were the pitfalls, and what was the outcome. The result is a book with wide appeal for university administrators, land-use planners and administrators, scholars, and community development experts.Linking the worlds of community development, higher education administration, and urban design, this guidebook offers information on how universities and communities can best develop partnership projects. Partnerships for Smart Growth includes case studies, geographically diverse locations and urban, suburban, and rural projects.Authored by Wiewel, Wim; Knaap, Gerrit; Wiewel, WimIntroduction, Wim Wiewel, Gerrit-Jan Knaap; Part 1 Smart Growth in the Curriculum; Chapter 1 Using a Studio Course for Provision of Smart Growth Technical Assistance: The University of Maryland's 1999 Community Planning Studio in Perryville, Maryland, James R. Cohen; Chapter 2 Freeway Demolition on the Road to Smart Growth: A University-Community Partnership for Infill and Economic Development, Michael J. Greenwald, Nancy Frank; Chapter 3 Fostering Smart Growth Through Long-term Partnerships: The University of Oregon's Community Planning Workshop, Robert Parker; Chapter 4 Applying Clinical Legal Education to Community Smart Growth: ThelĂ'
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