Student communities are without doubt a strategic resource for urban development and students are the citizens and the high-skilled working class of tomorrow. This volume argues that the importance of human capital in the competitiveness of cities demands pro-active, integral city policies targeting this community. Bringing together nine case studies of European cities it puts forward a comprehensive strategic plan of action, aiming at the integration of student communities in urban development.

Professor Dr. Leo van den Berg and Dr. Antonio Russo undertake research at the European Institute for Comparative Urban Research (EURICUR) at the Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Contents: Background issues and research methodology; Birmingham case study; Eindhoven case study; Helsinki case study; Lille case study; Lyon case study; Munich case study; Rotterdam case study; Utrecht case study; Venice case study; Comparative analysis and policy guidelines; Annex: list of discussion partners; References.