ISBN:
9781136210495
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (344 p)
Series Statement:
Regions and Cities 69
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. The creative class goes global
DDC:
306.4/7
Keywords:
Electronic books
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Stadtentwicklung
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Stadtsoziologie
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Kulturwirtschaft
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Humanvermögen
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Internationaler Vergleich
Abstract:
The whole landscape of research in urban studies was revolutionized by the publication of Richard Florida's The Rise of the Creative Class in 2002, and his subsequent book entitled The Flight of the Creative Class has helped to maintain a decade-long explosion of interest in the field. While these two books examine the creative class in the context of the United States, research has emerged which investigates the creative class worldwide.This book brings together detailed studies of the creative class in cities across the globe, examining the impact of the creative class on growth and developm
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; The Creative Class Goes Global; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 The creative class goes global; Part I The United States and Canada; 2 Inside the black box of regional development: human capital, the creative class, and tolerance; 3 Talent, technology and tolerance in Canadian regional development; Part II Scandinavia, the Nordic countries and Europe; 4 Florida's creative class in a Swedish context: the problem of measuring tolerance and amenity-driven growth
Description / Table of Contents:
5 Different creative cities: exploring Danish data to adapt the creative class argument to small welfare economies6 One size fits all?: applying the creative class thesis to a Nordic context; 7 Tolerance, aesthetics, amenities or jobs?: the attraction of the Dutch city to the creative class; 8 The creative class, related variety and economic growth in Dutch city-regions; 9 Location, quality of place, and outcomes: applying the '3Ts' model to the UK; 10 The geography of creative people in Germany revisited; 11 The location of the creative class in seven European countries
Description / Table of Contents:
Part III Australia and Asia12 The creative class 'down under': exploring the creative class theory in Australia; 13 Regional development and the creative class in Japan; 14 China's development disconnect; 15 The creative class around the world; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
