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Richard Florida (richard + florida)
Selected AbstractsA View on Creative Cities Beyond the HypeCREATIVITY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT, Issue 4 2008Gert-Jan Hospers Fuelled by the influential work of urban guru Richard Florida, the European knowledge economy is seeing a rise of cities calling themselves ,creative cities'. In this paper we have a look at the concept of creative cities and offer a view on them beyond the hype. We understand ,creative cities' as competitive urban areas that combine both concentration, diversity, instability as well as a positive image. Examples of creative cities in history and recent best practice of two such urban areas in Europe (Øresund and Manchester) show that local governments cannot plan knowledge, creativity and innovation from scratch. We conclude, however, that local governments can increase the chance that urban creativity emerges by providing the appropriate framework conditions. [source] The Rise of the Creative Class: And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life The Flight of the Creative Class: The New Global Competition for Talent , Richard FloridaCREATIVITY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT, Issue 3 2006Gert-Jan Hospers No abstract is available for this article. [source] Knowledge Bases, Talents, and Contexts: On the Usefulness of the Creative Class Approach in SwedenECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY, Issue 4 2009Bjørn Asheim abstract The geography of the creative class and its impact on regional development has been debated for some years. While the ideas of Richard Florida have permeated local and regional planning strategies in most parts of the Western world, critiques have been numerous. Florida's 3T's (technology, talent, and tolerance) have been adopted without considering whether the theory fits into the settings of a specific urban and regional context. This article aims to contextualize and unpack the creative class approach by applying the knowledge-base approach and break down the rigid assumption that all people in the creative class share common locational preferences. We argue that the creative class draws on three different knowledge bases: synthetic, analytical, and symbolic, which have different implications for people's residential locational preferences with respect to a people climate and a business climate. Furthermore, the dominating knowledge base in a region has an influence on the importance of a people climate and a business climate for attracting and retaining talent. In this article, we present an empirical analysis in support of these arguments using original Swedish data. [source] The Individual and City Life: A Commentary on Richard Florida's "Cities and the Creative Class"CITY & COMMUNITY, Issue 1 2003Melinda J. Milligan [source] | ||||||||||