Who's your city? : how the creative economy is making where to live the most important decision of your life /
Florida, Richard L.,
Who's your city? : how the creative economy is making where to live the most important decision of your life / Who is you city? How the creative economy is making where to live the most important decision of your life Richard Florida. - viii, 374 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Question of Where -- Why Place Matters -- Spiky World -- Rise of the Mega-Region -- The Clustering Force -- The Wealth of Place -- The Mobile and the Rooted -- Where the Brains Are -- Job-Shift -- Superstar Cities -- The Geography of Happiness -- Shiny Happy Places -- Beyond Maslow's City -- Cities Have Personalities, Too -- Where We Live Now -- Three Big Moves -- The Young and the Restless -- Married with Children -- When the Kids Are Gone -- Place Yourself. 1. Pt. I. 2. 3. 4. Pt. II. 5. 6. 7. 8. Pt. III. 9. 10. 11. Pt. IV. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
"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 towns actually make people happy - and he explains how to use these ideas to make your own choices. This indispensable guide to how people can choose where to live and what those choices mean to their lives and their communities is essential reading for everyone from urban planners and mayors to recent graduates."--Publisher's website.
0465018092 9780465018093 0465003524 9780465003525
2008000134
Human geography
Human geography--Economic aspects
Globalization--Economic aspects.
GF21 / .F56 2008
304.23
Who's your city? : how the creative economy is making where to live the most important decision of your life / Who is you city? How the creative economy is making where to live the most important decision of your life Richard Florida. - viii, 374 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Question of Where -- Why Place Matters -- Spiky World -- Rise of the Mega-Region -- The Clustering Force -- The Wealth of Place -- The Mobile and the Rooted -- Where the Brains Are -- Job-Shift -- Superstar Cities -- The Geography of Happiness -- Shiny Happy Places -- Beyond Maslow's City -- Cities Have Personalities, Too -- Where We Live Now -- Three Big Moves -- The Young and the Restless -- Married with Children -- When the Kids Are Gone -- Place Yourself. 1. Pt. I. 2. 3. 4. Pt. II. 5. 6. 7. 8. Pt. III. 9. 10. 11. Pt. IV. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
"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 towns actually make people happy - and he explains how to use these ideas to make your own choices. This indispensable guide to how people can choose where to live and what those choices mean to their lives and their communities is essential reading for everyone from urban planners and mayors to recent graduates."--Publisher's website.
0465018092 9780465018093 0465003524 9780465003525
2008000134
Human geography
Human geography--Economic aspects
Globalization--Economic aspects.
GF21 / .F56 2008
304.23