| Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life Contributor(s): Florida, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0465018092 ISBN-13: 9780465018093 Publisher: Basic Books OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: International Bestseller It's a mantra of the age of globalization that where we live doesn't matter. We can innovate just as easily from a ski chalet in Whistler or a beach house in the Caribbean as in the office. According to Richard Florida, this is plain wrong. Globalization is not flattening the world - it's making it "spikier." Place matters more than ever to the global economy and to our individual lives. Where we live determines the jobs and careers we have access to, the people we meet, and the "mating markets" in which we participate. Where we live determines where the good ideas come from - and even whether they come at all. Everything we think we know about cities and their economic role is up for grabs. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - Business & Economics | Economic Conditions - Business & Economics | Environmental Economics |
| Dewey: 643.12 |
| LCCN: 2008000134 |
| Physical Information: 1.03" H x 6.06" W x 9.22" (1.06 lbs) 384 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In the age of globalization, some claim that where you live doesn't'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. |