Cities and the Creative Class

Name: Cities and the Creative Class
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ISBN: 9780415948876

ISBN-10: 0415948878

ISBN-13: 9780415948876

Edition: 2005

Authors: Richard Florida

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In his compelling follow-up toThe Rise of the Creative Class, Richard Florida outlines how certain cities succeed in attracting members of the "creative class"--the millions of people who work in information-age economic sectors and in industries driven by innovation and talent. Cities that succeed, Florida argues, are those that are able to attract and retain creative class members. They don't do this through the traditional strategies of tax incentives, suburban housing developments, and loose regulation, though; creative class members don't care about those details. Rather, they care about amenities and tolerance, and are drawn to cities with thriving bohemias and large gay populations.…

Book details

List price: $56.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 11/17/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 6.10" wide x 8.90" long x 0.43" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Acknowledgements



The Creative Capital Theory



The People Econom y



Competing in the Age of Talent



The Economic Geography of Talent



Creativity and Diversity



Bohemia and Economic Geography



Technology and Tolerance



Place and the New City



Cities and the Creative Class



Rebuilding Lower Manhattan for the Creative Age