Pollard Memorial Library (Lowell)

Approaches to sustainable development, the public university in the regional economy, edited by Robert Forrant [and others]

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

index present

non fiction

Approaches to sustainable development

bibliography

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edited by Robert Forrant [and others]

the public university in the regional economy

How can cities and regions foster sustainable development? What role can a university play in this process? These are the central questions addressed in this innovative collection of essays, which brings together scholars in such diverse fields as history, political economy, community studies, industrial theory, economic geography, environmental studies, ergonomics and work design, race and gender studies, manufacturing engineering, and public health. In 1993 a core group of faculty members at the University of Massachusetts Lowell launched an interdisciplinary study to find ways for the university to help stimulate regional development on a sustainable basis. They looked at models of development, new processes, and practical tools for transforming ideas into actions. At the same time, they moved beyond traditional research paradigms that focus on business growth and technology diffusion to the exclusion of social, environmental, and cultural development. Lowell is an ideal place for exploring these issues, given its rich industrial and immigrant history and the University's expertise as a science and engineering institution. The product of this research is a set of thoughtful essays that span the physical and social sciences, engineering, and the humanities and engage the debate over how best to achieve sustainable development -- a debate in which issues of social justice, popular participation, and economic development are inextricably linked

Preface / William T. Hogan -- General Introduction: Sustainable Development for a Regional Economy / The Editors -- I. The Political Economy of Sustainable Development -- Introduction / William Lazonick. Revenge of the Federalists: The Lowell Model and Its Persistence / Laurence F. Gross. Organizational Integration and Sustainable Prosperity / William Lazonick. Can the Shift to Services Support Sustainable Prosperity? / Louis Ferleger and William Lazonick. Diversity Dilemmas at Work / Meg A. Bond and Jean L. Pyle. Understanding the Political Geography of the Region: Sustainable Development and the University / Jeffrey Gerson and John Wooding -- II. Rethinking Sustainable Development: Health, Work, and the Environment -- Introduction / Charles Levenstein. Economic Costs of Ergonomic Problems: An Obstacle to Sustainable Development / Laura Punnett. Waste Incinerators: Strategies for Community Sustainability and Social Justice / John MacDougall. Sustainable Production: A Proposed Strategy for the Work Environment / Margaret M. Quinn, David Kriebel and Ken Geiser / [and others]. Innovation and Adoption of Cleaner Production Technologies / Ken Geiser and Tim Greiner. Indicators of Sustainable Production: Issues in Measuring and Promoting Progress / Vesela Veleva and Cathy Crumbley -- III. Rethinking Sustainable Development: Technology, Business, and the University -- Introduction / Jean L. Pyle. Innovation, the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and the Sustainable Regional Development Process / Michael Best and Robert Forrant. The Lowell Center for Sustainable Production: Integrating Environment and Health into Regional Economic Development / David Kriebel, Ken Geiser and Cathy Crumbley. Effective University-Industry Partnerships in Photonics / Michael A. Fiddy, Dikshitulu Kalluri and Julian D. Sanchez -- IV. University-Community Collaborations -- Introduction / Robert Forrant. Random Acts of Assistance or Purposeful Intervention?: The University of Massachusetts Lowell and the Regional Development Process / Robert Forrant. Addressing the Challenge of Community Collaborations: Centers as Opportunities for Interdisciplinary Innovation / Linda Silka. Administrative Support for Innovation: The Case of Applied Community Research / Nancy Kleniewski. Innovation in Engineering Education for Sustainable Regional Social and Economic Development / Krishna Vedula, Michael A. Fiddy and A. Donatelli / [and others]