A study was conducted to consider ways in which the existing stock of educational buildings can be deployed together with new capital investment and, where appropriate, in cooperation with other national or local initiatives, to contribute to social, economic, and environmental renewal in urban areas. Issues of management and access in the design and planning process was also assessed. The study analyzed a small number of completed or planned projects in Organisation for Economic Cooperative Development countries where this type of facility planning and construction was conducted within depressed urban areas. This report represents a description of the study, its results and various reactions, and the case studies used. (GR)