Who's your city? : how the creative economy is making where to live the most important decision of your life / Richard Florida.
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TextPublication details: New York Basic Books cop. 2008 Description: viii, 309 s. illISBN: 9780465013531Subject(s): Cities and towns | Globalization -- Economic aspects | Human geography -- Economic aspects | Human geography | Kreativitet -- ekonomiska aspekter | StäderDDC classification: 304.2/3 Other classification: 304 | Oabka Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Globalization is not flattening the world; in fact, place is increasingly relevant to the global economy and our individual lives. Who's Your City? offers the first available city rankings by life-stage, rating the best places for singles, families, and empty-nesters to reside.--From amazon.com
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. The young and the restless -- Married with children -- When the kids are gone -- Place yourself