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Planning for Higher Education Journal

Published
March 1, 2003

The Road Less Traveled: Sustainable Transportation for Campuses

By: Will Toor

The high costs of parking expansion have propelled many institutions toward a transportation demand management strategy to shift many trips from single occupant automobiles to other modes of travel.

From Volume 31 Number 3 | March–May 2003

Abstract: This article provides a survey of innovative approaches to campus transportation in the United States. The high costs of parking expansion have propelled many institutions toward a transportation demand management strategy, using parking pricing, transit passes for students and employees, and investment in bicycle infrastructure to shift many trips from single-occupant automobiles to other modes of travel. These institutions have experienced multiple benefits, including lower transportation costs, lower environmental impacts, and improved community relations.

Institutions Mentioned: University of Colorado Boulder, University of Maryland-College Park, Stanford University, University of California-Davis, University of California-Santa Barbara, The University of Montana, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Vermont, Cornell University, University of Washington-Seattle Campus, University of California-San Diego

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Planning for Higher Education Journal

Published
December 1, 2001

The Journeys Toward Utopia

By: Pablo Campos

The architecture of a higher education institution must be oriented toward achieving the objectives of utopian educational ideals.

From Volume 30 Number 2 | Winter 2001–2002

Abstract: The purpose of this article is to emphasize the concept of utopia, which universities have used throughout history in developing their “spaces of knowledge.” This concept should continue to be an objective in the 21st century as universities look for paradigms in the architectural layout of their institutions. The implicit principle of this article is that good architecture is a necessary component in achieving educational excellence.

Institutions Mentioned: University of Bologna, University of Cambridge, University of Alcalá, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, University of Virginia-Main Campus, Stanford University

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Planning for Higher Education Journal

Published
December 1, 2001

How to Build a Residential College

By: Robert J O'Hara

From Volume 30 Number 2 | Winter 2001–2002

Abstract: The quality of campus life in large universities has declined over the years as faculty have given up responsibility for student life outside the classroom and institutions have become ever more bureaucratized. To solve this problem, universities should establish systems of small, decentralized academic communities modeled ultimately on the residential colleges of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. In the United States, Harvard and Yale Universities first adopted this residential college model in the 1930s, and it is now spreading to many institutions, public and private, large and small.

Institutions Mentioned: University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Harvard University, Yale University

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Planning for Higher Education Journal

Published
March 1, 2001

The California Idea and American Higher Education: 1850 to the 1960 Master Plan

By: Karen Merritt

From Volume 29 Number 3 | Spring 2001

Institutions Mentioned: University of California-Berkeley, California State University-Chancellors Office, Stanford University, University of California-Los Angeles

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Planning for Higher Education Journal

Published
April 1, 1999

Benchmarking: A New Approach to Space Planning

By: Ira Fink

An alternative approach uses space benchmarking and faculty head count for predicting space needs.

From Volume 27 Number 3 | Spring 1999

Abstract: Examines traditional assumptions underlying space management and proposes an alternative approach to projecting space use. Specifically, the author recommends making projections based on space per faculty rather than space per student, and then comparing these projections with the space allocation at peer institutions. Problems with traditional methods of space allocation are discussed, as is the process of implementing this approach and identifying comparable institutions.

Institutions Mentioned: Georgia Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, Purdue University-Main Campus, University of California-Berkeley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, The University of Texas at Austin, Stanford University
Planning Types: Campus Planning

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Planning for Higher Education Journal

Published
October 1, 1998

Mending the Stanford Campus

By: Charles Lockwood

A university set out to reclaim the vision of its century-old master plan.

From Volume 27 Number 1 | Fall 1998

Abstract: Features the attempts of Stanford University to undo past errors in campus development, with a renewed focus on landscape planning designed to unify the campus. When possible, institutional planners have sought to return to the original campus landscape plan. The author discusses various impediments to the project, and examines several landscaping projects in detail. Concludes with lessons learned in the process, including the need for a comprehensive master plan, the importance of developing new funding sources, and the necessity of consistent and proactive leadership.

Institutions Mentioned: Stanford University

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Planning for Higher Education Journal

Published
July 1, 1998

A Campus for the Evolving Technologies

By: Anthony Blackett

Technology will change how campuses are designed and used.

From Volume 26 Number 4 | Summer 1998

Abstract: Examines educational practices that depend on new technologies and considers how those practices are shaping the way we think about what it means to educate. Also assesses how planning is impacted as a result. Explains how a campus might integrate new technologies into its existing modes of educational services delivery, resulting in a more comprehensive, "technologically responsive" institution.

Institutions Mentioned: Stanford University, Western Governors University
Planning Types: Information Technology Planning, Campus Planning
Tags: Academic Facility, Learning Technology

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Planning for Higher Education Journal

Published
April 1, 1998

Dealing With the Press

By: John Burness

From Volume 26 Number 3 | Spring 1998

Abstract: Book review of Truth and Consequences: Colleges and Universitites Meet Public Crises, by Jerrold Footlick. ACE/Oryx Press, 1997. 192 pages. ISBN 0-89774-970-7. Pull quotes: "The press is not likely to change how it operates, so universities need to learn how to deal with the media more skillfully."

Institutions Mentioned: Stanford University, University of Utah, University of Georgia, University of South Carolina-Columbia, University of Virginia-Main Campus, Brown University, Ohio State University-Main Campus, CUNY Queens College
Tags: Communication

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Planning for Higher Education Journal

Published
October 1, 1997

Facilities That Help Pay for Themselves

By: James T. Kienle

Are large, underused buildings a luxury that colleges can no longer afford?

From Volume 26 Number 1 | Fall 1997

Abstract: Reflects on the growing trend to link construction and renovation with income-producing schemes: conferences, institutes, receptions, lectures, and other special events organized by outside groups in need of appropriate facilities. Focuses in particular on retail and hotel accommodations and fitness facilities as primary vehicles for generating revenues.

Institutions Mentioned: Indiana University-Bloomington, Northeastern University, University of South Carolina-Columbia, Georgetown College, Concordia College-New York
Planning Types: Campus Planning

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