Cities and the Creative Class

by Florida; Richard

• ISBN13: 9780415948876
• ISBN10: 0415948878
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2004-11-17
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

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. It is no coincidence, Florida asserts, that places likes Austin and San Francisco with their highly publicized open-mindedness and bohemia are at the forefront of the new economy, while cities like Detroit, in contrast, can't succeed unless they actively become a magnet for the creative class. To prove hispoint, Florida presents a mass of information on the cities he cites, both thriving and failing cities, including gay and bohemian indices. Focusing on the economic geography of place, Florida explains lays out what cities need to do to have a chance at success.

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS	VII
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION	1	(26)
CHAPTER 2 CITIES AND THE CREATIVE CLASS	27	(22)
PART I: TALENT
CHAPTER 3 COMPETING IN THE AGE OF TALENT	49	(38)
CHAPTER 4 THE ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY OF TALENT	87	(26)
PART II: TOLERANCE
CHAPTER 5 BOHEMIA AND ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY	113	(16)
CHAPTER 6 TECHNOLOGY AND TOLERANCE (WITH GARY GATES)	129	(14)
PART III: PLACE
CHAPTER 7 THE UNIVERSITY, TALENT, AND QUALITY OF PLACE	143	(12)
CHAPTER 8 PLACE-MAKING AFTER 9/11	155	(16)
CHAPTER 9 OPEN QUESTIONS	171	(6)
APPENDIX	177	(4)
ENDNOTES	181	(12)
INDEX	193