Who's your city? : how the creative economy is making where to live the most important decision of your life / Richard Florida.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Florida, Richard L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human geography.

Human geography--Economic aspects.

Globalization--Economic aspects.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the age of globalization, some claim that where you live doesn't matter: Alaska, Idaho, and Alabama are interchangeable. The world is, after all, flat.Not so fast. Place, argues the great urbanist Richard Florida, is not only important, it's more important than ever. In fact, choosing a place to live is as important to your happiness as choosing a spouse or career. And some regions, recent surveys show, really are happier than others. In Who's Your City, Creative Class guru Richard Florida reports on this growing body of research that tells us what qualities of cities and tow

Contents:

CONTENTS; 1 THE QUESTION OF WHERE; PART I: WHY PLACE MATTERS; 2 SPIKY WORLD; 3 RISE OF THE MEGA-REGION; 4 THE CLUSTERING FORCE; PART II: THE WEALTH OF PLACE; 5 THE MOBILE AND THE ROOTED; 6 WHERE THE BRAINS ARE; 7 JOB-SHIFT; 8 SUPERSTAR CITIES; PART III: THE GEOGRAPHY OF HAPPINESS; 9 SHINY HAPPY PLACES; 10 BEYOND MASLOW'S CITY; 11 CITIES HAVE PERSONALITIES, TOO; PART IV: WHERE WE LIVE NOW; 12 THREE BIG MOVES; 13 THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS; 14 MARRIED WITH CHILDREN; 15 WHEN THE KIDS ARE GONE; 16 PLACE YOURSELF; Acknowledgments; Appendices; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-465-01241-8

9786612748516

1-282-74851-3

1-282-44953-2

9786612449536

0-7867-2662-8

OCLC:

793511008