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Approaches to Sustainable Development
The Public University in the Regional Economy
Edited by Robert Forrant, Jean L. Pyle, William Lazonick,
and Charles Levenstein

Table of Contents

 

Preface
William T. Hogan, Chancellor
University of Massachusetts Lowell

 

ix

 

Acknowledgments

xiii

 

Acronyms

xv

 

General Introduction: Sustainable Development for a Regional Economy
The Editors


1

I

The Political Economy of Sustainable Development

 

 

Introduction
William Lazonick


17

 

Revenge of the Federalists: The Lowell Model and Its Persistence
Laurence F. Gross


21

 

Organizational Integration and Sustainable Prosperity
William Lazonick


46

 

Can the Shift to Services Support Sustainable Prosperity?
Louis Ferleger and William Lazonick


91

 

Diversity Dilemmas at Work
Meg A. Bond and Jean L. Pyle


119

 

Understanding the Political Geography of the Region: Sustainable
Development and the University
Jeffrey Gerson and John Wooding



149

II

Rethinking Sustainable Development: Health, Work,
and the Environment

 

 

Introduction
Charles Levenstein


165

 

Economic Costs of Ergonomic Problems: An Obstacle to
Sustainable Development
Laura Punnett



169

 

Waste Incinerators: Strategies for Community Sustainability
and Social Justice
John MacDougall



189

 

Sustainable Production: A Proposed Strategy for the Work Environment
Margaret M. Quinn, David Kriebel, Ken Geiser, and
Rafael Moure-Eraso



205

 

Innovation and Adoption of Cleaner Production Technologies
Ken Geiser and Tim Greiner


219

 

Indicators of Sustainable Production: Issues in Measuring
and Promoting Progress
Vesela Veleva and Cathy Crumbley



242

III

Rethinking Sustainable Development: Technology,
Business, and the University

 

 

Introduction
Jean L. Pyle


265

 

Innovation, the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and the
Sustainable Regional Development Process
Michael Best and Robert Forrant



271

 

The Lowell Center for Sustainable Production: Integrating
Environment and Health into Regional Economic Development
David Kriebel, Ken Geiser, and Cathy Crumbley



295

 

Effective University-Industry Partnerships in Photonics
Michael A. Fiddy, Dikshitulu Kalluri, and Julian D. Sanchez


309

IV

University-Community Collaborations

 

 

Introduction
Robert Forrant


331

 

Random Acts of Assistance or Purposeful Intervention?:
The University of Massachusetts Lowell and the Regional
Development Process
Robert Forrant




335

 

Addressing the Challenge of Community Collaborations:
Centers as Opportunities for Interdisciplinary Innovation
Linda Silka



358

 

Administrative Support for Innovation: The Case of Applied
Community Research
Nancy Kleniewski



383

 

Innovation in Engineering Education for Sustainable Regional
Social and Economic Development
Krishna Vedula, Michael A. Fiddy, Al Donatelli, Struan
Robertson, Robert Nunn, and Rafael Moure-Eraso




406

 

Notes on Contributors

419

 

Index

427

 

 

 

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