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.

In the seven essays of Cities and the Creative Class - four of which have been previously published - Richard Florida outlines how certain cities succeed in attracting members of the "creative class." This class, roughly speaking, is composed of the millions of people who work in information-age economic sectors and in industries driven by innovation and talent. Cities that su...(展开全部)

"Ten years later, [Florida's original] book seems prescient. For the first time, being different is more prized than fitting in and black-and-white thinkers are being left behind."-Business Insider

Gives us a provocative new way to think about why we live as we do today-and where we might be headed. Weaving storytelling with masses of new and updated research, Richard Florida traces the fundamental theme that runs through a host of seemingly unrelated changes in American society.

The most valued workers today are what the economist Richard Florida calls the Creative Class, skilled individuals ranging from money managers to make–up artists, software programmers to steady–cam operators who are in constant demand around the world. Florida's bestselling The Rise of the Creative Class identified these workers as the source of economic revitalization in Ameri...(展开全部)

For the first time ever, the United States is truly in danger of losing its most crucial economic advantage -- its status as the world's greatest talent magnet -- argues best-selling author and economist Richard Florida. Where America was once the first destination for foreign students and the last stop for scientists, engineers, musicians, and entrepreneurs wishing to engage...(展开全部)

Routledge Critical Introductions to Urbanism and the City

查尔斯·兰德利（Charles Landry）出生于1948年，先后在英国、德国、意大利接受教育。他在1978年创立的“传通媒体”（Comedia），被誉为欧洲最具权威的文化创意规划咨询机构。多年来，兰德利与他的团队跑遍全世界，推展了无数的项目；他在全球45个国家发表过演讲。近几年，则专注于辅导亚洲国家推动城市的创意发展。 其著作有：《创意城市》（The Creative City：A Toolkit for Urban Innovators，2000）、《城市建设的艺术》（The Art of City Making，2006）、《掌握先机：复杂年代的都市生活》（Riding the Rapids：Urban Life in an Age of Complexity，2004），以及与菲尔·伍德合著的《跨文化城市：多元文化的优势》（The Inte...(展开全部)

查尔斯·兰德利（Charles Landry）出生于1948年，先后在英国、德国、意大利接受教育。他在1978年创立的“传通媒体”（Comedia），被誉为欧洲最具权威的文化创意规划咨询机构。多年来，兰德利与他的团队跑遍全世界，推展了无数的项目；他在全球45个国家发表过演讲。近几年，则专注于辅导亚洲国家推动城市的创意发展。 其著作有：《创意城市》（The Creative City：A Toolkit for Urban Innovators，2000）、《城市建设的艺术》（The Art of City Making，2006）、《掌握先机：复杂年代的都市生活》（Riding the Rapids：Urban Life in an Age of Complexity，2004），以及与菲尔·伍德合著的《跨文化城市：多元文化的优势》（The Inte...(展开全部)

The 12th-century bishop Otto of Freising was an outstanding historian of his century. "The Two Cities" was his masterwork, spanning in time from Adam and Eve to the coming of the last days - which he believed were imminent. In form and philosophy it stands as a model of medieval historiography. Related to the court of the Holy Roman Empire, Otto was able to observe the signific...(展开全部)