Advanced search
Publication Cover
European Planning Studies Volume 9, 2001 - Issue 5
Submit an article Journal homepage
77
Views
3
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Pulling Together in Lowell: The University and the Regional Development Process

Robert Forrant
Pages 613-628 | Published online: 01 Jul 2010

  • ANGEL , D. 1994 . Restructuring for Innovation: The Remaking of the U.S. Semiconductor Industry , New York : The Guilford Press .
  • ANTONELLI , C. and MARCHIONATTI , R. 1998 . Technological and organisational change in a process of industrial rejuvenation: the case of the Italian cotton textile industry . Cambridge Journal of Economics , 22 : 1 – 18 .
  • ASHEIM , B. 1996 . Industrial districts as `learning regions': a condition for prosperity . European Planning Studies , 4 : 379 – 400 .
  • BEAUREGARD , R.A. 1994 . “ Constituting economic development ” . In Theories of Local Economic Development , Edited by: BINGHAM , R.D. and MIER , R. 191 – 209 . Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage .
  • BECK , R. , ELLIOTT , D. , MElSEL , J. and WAGNER , M. 1995 . Economic impact studies of regional public colleges and universities . Growth and Change , 26 : 245 – 260 .
  • BEST , M. and FORRANT , R. 2001 . “ Innovation, the University of Massachusetts Lowell and the sustainable development process ” . In Approaches to Sustainable Development: The Public University in the Regional Economy , Edited by: FORRANT , R. , PYLE , J. , LAZONICK , W. and LEVENSTEIN , C. Amherst, MA : University of Massachusetts Press .
  • BLEWETT , M. 1995 . To Enrich and to Save: The Centennial History of the University of Massachusetts Lowell , Virginia Beach, VA : Donning Company .
  • BRABECK , M. 1998 . “ Changing the culture of the university engaged in outreach scholarship ” . In University--Community Collaborations for the Twenty-first Century: Outreach Scholarship for Youth and Families , Edited by: LERNER , R.M. and SIMON , L.A.K. New York : Garland .
  • BRASKAMP , L. and WERGIN , J. 1998 . “ Forming new social partnerships ” . In The Responsive University: Restructuring For High Performance , Edited by: TIERNEY , W.G. 62 – 91 . Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press .
  • BROWN , D.L. and WARNER , M.E. 1991 . Persistent low-income nonmetropolitan areas in the United States: some conceptual challenges for development policy . Policy Studies Journal , 19 : 22 – 41 .
  • CAPECCHI , V. 1997 . “ In search of flexibility: the Bologna metalworking industry, 1900--1992 ” . In World of Possibilities: Flexibility and Mass Production in Western Industrialization , Edited by: SABEL , C. and ZEITLIN , J. 381 – 418 . New York : Cambridge University Press .
  • DINEEN , D. 1995 . The role of a university in regional economic development: a case study of the University of Limerick . Industry & Higher Education , June : 140 – 148 .
  • FELSENSTEIN , D. 1996 . The university in the metropolitan arena: impacts and public policy implications . Urban Studies , 33 : 1565 – 1580 .
  • FLORIDA , R. 1995 . Toward the learning region . Futures , 27 : 527 – 536 .
  • FLORIDA , R. 1996 . Regional creative destruction: production organization, globalization, and the economic transformation of the midwest . Economic Geography , 72 : 315 – 335 .
  • FORRANT , R. 1995 . Metalworking in the Merrimack River Valley: Can a Cutting Edge be Maintained? , Lowell, MA : Center for Industrial Competitiveness, University of Massachusetts Lowell .
  • FORRANT , R. 1998 . Breaking the mold: the Massachusetts plastics industry . Massachusetts Benchmarks , 1 (2) : 16 – 18 .
  • FORRANT , R. 1999 . The northeast region: progress and paradox . Massachusetts Benchmarks , 2 (2) : 9 – 16 .
  • FORRANT , R. and FLYNN , E. 1998 . Seizing agglomeration's potential: the greater Springfield Massachusetts metalworking district in transition, 1986-1996 . Regional Studies , 32 : 209 – 222 .
  • GEISER , K. and GREINER , T. 2001 . “ Innovation and adoption of cleaner production techniques ” . In Approaches to Sustainable Development: The Public University in the Regional Economy , Edited by: FORRANT , R. , PYLE , J. , LAZONICK , W. and LEVENSTEIN , C. Amherst, MA : University of Massachusetts Press .
  • GITTELL , R. and FLYNN , P. 1995 . Lowell, the high tech success story: What went wrong? . New England Economic Review , March April : 57 – 60 .
  • GOLDBERG , C. 1999 . Across the U.S., universities are fueling high-tech booms . New York Times , 8 October : A1
  • GOLDBERG , M. 1999b . UMass sets economic course: colleges may play a pivotal role in region's future . Springfield Sunday Republican , 12 September : 1
  • GROSS , L. 1990 . The Course of Industrial Decline: The Boott Cotton Mills of Lowell Massachusetts, 1835-1955 , Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press .
  • HARRIS , R. 1996 . The impact of the University of Portsmouth on the local economy . Urban Studies , 34 : 605 – 626 .
  • HARTFORD , W. 1996 . Where is Our Responsibility? Unions and Economic Change in the New England TextileIndustry , Amherst, MA : University of Massachusetts Press .
  • HARKAVY , I. 1998 . “ Organizational innovation and the creation of the new American university: the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Community Partnerships as a case study in progress ” . In University-Community Collaborations for the Twenty-first Century: Outreach Scholarship for Youth and Families , Edited by: LERNER , R.M. and SIMON , L.A.K. New York : Garland .
  • HUGGINS , R. and COOKE , P. 1997 . The economic impact of Cardiff University: innovation, learning and job generation . GeoJournal, , 41 : 325 – 337 .
  • KELLEY , M. and ARORA , A. 1996 . The role of institution-building in US industrial modernization programs . Research Policy , 25 : 265 – 279 .
  • KLENIEWSKI , N. 2001 . “ Administrative support for innovation: the case of applied community research ” . In Approaches to Sustainable Development: The Public University in the Regional Economy , Edited by: FORRANT , R. , PYLE , J. , LAZONICK , W. and LEVENSTEIN , C. Amherst, MA : University of Massachusetts Press .
  • KNUDSEND , D. 1997 . What works best? Reflections on the role of theory in planning . Economic Development Quarterly , 11 : 208 – 211 .
  • KRIEBEL , D. , GEISER , K. and CRUMBLEY , C. 2001 . “ The Lowell center for sustainable production: integrating environment and health into regional economic development ” . In Approaches to Sustainable Development: The Public University in the Regional Economy , Edited by: FORRANT , R. , PYLE , J. , LAZONICK , W. and LEVENSTEIN , C. Amherst, MA : University of Massachusetts Press .
  • LABRIANIDIS , L. 1995 . Establishing universities as a policy for local economic development: An assessment of the direct impact of three provincial Greek universities . Higher Education Policy , 8 : 55 – 62 .
  • LAMPE , D. 1988 . The Massachusetts Miracle: High Technology and Economic Revitalization , Cambridge : The MIT Press .
  • LAZONICK , W. and O'SULLIVAN , M. , eds. 2000 . Corporate Governance and Sustainable Prosperity , London : Macmillan .
  • LERNER , R.M. and SIMON , L.A.K. 1998 . “ The new American university ” . In University-Community Collaborations for the Twenty-first Century: Outreach Scholarship for Youth and Families , Edited by: LERNER , R.M. and SIMON , L.A.K. New York : Garland .
  • MASKELL , P. and MALMBERG , A. 1999 . Localised learning and industrial competitiveness . Cambridge Journal of Economics , 23 : 167 – 185 .
  • MORGAN , K. 1997 . The learning region: institutions, innovation and regional renewal . Regional Studies , 31 : 491 – 503 .
  • NOWAK , J. 1997 . Neighborhood initiative and the regional economy . Economic Development Quarterly , 11 : 3 – 10 .
  • PUTNAM , R. 1993 . The prosperous community: social capital and public life . American Prospect , 13 : 35 – 42 .
  • REESE , L. and FASENFEST , D. 1997 . What works best? Values and evaluation of local economic development policy . Economic Development Quarterly , 11 : 195 – 207 .
  • SAGLIO , J. 1997 . “ Local industry and actors' strategies: from combs to plastics in Oyonnax ” . In World of Possibilities: Flexibility and Mass Production in Western Industrialization , Edited by: SABEL , C. and ZEITLIN , J. 419 – 460 . New York : Cambridge University Press .
  • SCHMOCH , U. 1999 . Interactions of universities and industrial enterprises in German and the United State--a comparison . Industry and Innovation , 6 : 51 – 68 .
  • SILKA , L. 2001 . “ Addressing the challenge of community collaborations: centers as opportunities for interdisciplinary innovation ” . In Approaches to Sustainable Development: The Public University in the Regional Economy , Edited by: FORRANT , R. , PYLE , J. , LAZONICK , W. and LEVESTEIN , C. Amherst, MA : University of Massachusetts Press .
  • STORPER , M. 1995 . The resurgence of regional economies, ten years later, the region as a nexus of untraded interdependencies . European Urban and Regional Studies , 2 : 191 – 221 .
  • UNIVERSITY or MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL . 1997 . Interdisciplinary Centers and Institutes , Lowell, MA : Office of Public Information, University of Massachusetts Lowell .
  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS . 1995 . The Economic Impact of the University of Massachusetts , Boston, MA : University of Massachusetts Office of Economic Development .
  • VEDULA , K. 2001 . “ Innovations in engineering education for sustainable regional social and economic development ” . In Approaches to Sustainable Development: The Public University in the Regional Economy , Edited by: FORRANT , R. , PYLE , J. , LAZONICK , W. and LEVENSTEIN , C. Lowell, MA : Committee on Industrial Theory and Assessment Manuscript .
  • WIEANDT , A. 1994 . Innovation and the creation, development and destruction of markets in the world machine tool industry . Small Business Economics , 6 : 421 – 437 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.