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Who's your city? : how the creative economy is making where to live the most important decision of your life / Richard Florida.
Publication details: New York, NY : Basic Books, c2008.Description: viii, 374 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780465003525 (cloth) :
- 0465003524 (cloth) :
- GF21 .F56 2008
Contents:
Summary: Globalization is not flattening the world; in fact, place is increasingly relevant to the global economy and our individual lives. Whos 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.
1. The Question of Where -- Pt. I. Why Place Matters -- 2. Spiky World -- 3. Rise of the Mega-Region -- 4. The Clustering Force -- Pt. II. The Wealth of Place -- 5. The Mobile and the Rooted -- 6. Where the Brains Are -- 7. Job-Shift -- 8. Superstar Cities -- Pt. III. The Geography of Happiness -- 9. Shiny Happy Places -- 10. Beyond Maslows City -- 11. Cities Have Personalities, Too -- Pt. 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.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | GF 21 .F56 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 601480 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-357) and index.
1. The Question of Where -- Pt. I. Why Place Matters -- 2. Spiky World -- 3. Rise of the Mega-Region -- 4. The Clustering Force -- Pt. II. The Wealth of Place -- 5. The Mobile and the Rooted -- 6. Where the Brains Are -- 7. Job-Shift -- 8. Superstar Cities -- Pt. III. The Geography of Happiness -- 9. Shiny Happy Places -- 10. Beyond Maslows City -- 11. Cities Have Personalities, Too -- Pt. 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.
Globalization is not flattening the world; in fact, place is increasingly relevant to the global economy and our individual lives. Whos 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.
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