Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART I The spatial, temporal and social perspectives; 1 The evolution of universities in Chinese history: spatio-temporal perspectives; 2 The role of universities in the knowledge society: socio-spatial perspectives; PART II The global, national and local scales; 3 Urban universities in the globalizing world; 4 University-city coalitions between the state and the market in China; 5 University development and urban restructuring in Shanghai; PART III Case studies
6 A top-down strategy for urbanization: Songjiang University Town7 A bottom-up strategy for urban renewal: Tongji Creative Cluster; Conclusion; Index