“The
Creative City”
Check out this that a plan of action report from Cincinnati
Tomorrow. (in PDF format)
“A
tale of cool cities”
Some cities are hip. Others aren't. But 'unhip' cities are trying to
change their image and attract young professionals.
.
“Chasing
the Rainbow” Is a gay population an engine of urban
revival? Cities are beginning to think so.
“The
New Creative Economy: Vancouver’s Competitive Advantage” a
must-read report conducted by Dr. Martha C. Piper, President of The
University of British Columbia.
Competing
for Talent: Implications for Social and Cultural Policy
in Canadian City-Regions. From the Strategic Research and Analysis -
Canada.
Who gets it?:
Herbert Muschamp of the New York Times certainly does, and here's
what the Times' architecture critic has to say about it.
Gay-tolerant
societies prosper economically: Richard is featured on
the Editorial / Opinion page of USA Today.
O,
Give Me a Home Where the Like-Minded Roam: Check out the
new Washington Post op-ed piece by Richard Florida and Bill Bishop, of
the Austin American-Statesman (TX.).
Richard
Florida, The New American Dream: Check out Richard's piece in
the current issue of The Washington Monthly, where he explains how the
economy will prosper again when more Americans can do the work they
love.
The Economic
Geography of Talent by Richard Florida in the Annals of the
Association of American Geographers
Competing
on Creativity: How Canada's city
regions stack up. A Report for The Ontario Ministry of Enterprise.
Richard Florida on Rebuilding
Lower Manhattan for the Creative Age.
The Memphis
Manifesto Summit
Click
on this link to Coletta
& Company to see what our good friends who organized the
Summit are up to.
sparked
a worldwide dialogue on sound economic develop-ment ideas and strategies
for the creative economy! Read it and let
us know what you think!
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