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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811855503321

Autore

Florida Richard L

Titolo

Cities and the creative class / / Richard Florida

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, c2005

ISBN

1-135-93353-7

1-135-93354-5

1-280-11364-2

0-203-99767-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 198 p.) : ill., maps

Disciplina

307.76

Soggetti

City dwellers

City and town life

Professional employees

Creative ability - Economic aspects

Economic geography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references p. (181-191) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Cities and the creative class -- Competing in the age of talent -- The economic geography of talent -- Bohemia and economic geography -- Technology and tolerance / with Gary Gates -- The university town : leveraging talent, not technology -- Rebuilding lower Manhattan for the creative age.

Sommario/riassunto

In his compelling follow-up to The 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.