Knowledge quarter

A knowledge district primarily describes a geographical area of ​​a city that is strategically conceived by local urban planning and economic development and that is heavily influenced by university institutions or even belongs to a university . The term “knowledge quarter” can be assigned to the current urban planning issues of New Urbanism and the mixed use .

classification

From a research perspective, the conception and implementation of a knowledge district in a particular city requires that it is a university location. The type of university and its geographical location within the city are irrelevant. The term is occasionally used for urban planning concepts without the involvement of a university. In a city there can be several, geographically not necessarily linked, knowledge quarters, as is the case in Kiel, for example .

background

The macro trend of the development from an industrial to a knowledge society forces cities as locations into international competition, in which the degree of integration of universities in urban development can contribute as a decisive component to the success of a particular location. By designing and implementing knowledge districts, areas with adjacent campuses are to be made heterofunctional and promote the transfer of knowledge between universities, science , society and business . At the same time, the networking of actors in knowledge districts is to be promoted in a targeted manner through strategic spatial planning, such as the special design of sidewalks and resting places. Furthermore, a university campus can benefit from urbanization , the liveliness of which is increased after the end of the lectures and during the semester break. Knowledge quarters are used in research u. a. therefore highlighted as a particularly great challenge for urban planning, since the strategic composition of the actors already resident there and those still settling there can be a decisive factor for long-term success.

Examples

Knowledge quarters in Germany

• Kiel: Knowledge quarters Uni Kiel , Seefischmarkt, Kiel-Wik
• Heidelberg : Bahnstadt
• Hamburg : Elbtorquartier
• Lemgo : Innovation Campus Lemgo

Knowledge quarters outside of Germany

• Stockholm : Kista Science City
• Dublin : Digital Hub

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kerstin Gothe: University in the city - spaces for the knowledge society. Retrieved on May 27, 2020 (German). 
2. ↑ Einbeck aktuell - State Secretary Doods presents funding notices for ins ... Accessed on May 27, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Commercial areas | KiWi - Kiel Economic Development Agency. Retrieved May 27, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Britta Ziegenbein: University as a city building block. Potentials of a knowledge-based urban development in the new federal states. Retrieved on May 27, 2020 (German). 
5. ^ Willem Van Winden: Urban planning for innovations? Trends and challenges . In: Daniel Zwicker-Schwarm (Ed.): Economic areas of the future. Area development for knowledge-intensive companies. Documentation of a conference of the German Institute for Urban Studies and the City of Heidelberg on January 24th and 25th, 2013 in Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-88118-525-7 .
6. ↑ Knowledge Quarter Uni Kiel | KiWi - Kiel Economic Development Agency. Retrieved May 27, 2020 . 
7. ↑ Knowledge Quarter Sea Fish Market | KiWi - Kiel Economic Development Agency. Retrieved May 27, 2020 . 
8. ↑ Knowledge Quarter Wik | KiWi - Kiel Economic Development Agency. Retrieved May 27, 2020 . 
9. ↑ Home - Bahnstadt Heidelberg. Retrieved May 27, 2020 . 
10. ↑ The Digital Hub home to the largest cluster of technology & digital media. Retrieved May 27, 2020 (American English).