Bøker av Richard Florida

World-renowned urbanist Richard Florida's bestselling classic on the transformation of our cities in the twenty-first century -- now updated with a new preface

Cities are both the engines of innovation and the seedbeds of inequality - how can we keep what's good and break free of the bad?

The USA has often failed to capitalise on its technological breakthroughs. This analysis of the weaknesses and strengths of US high technology warns that until the US learns to reconnect research and development with production, foreign companies will continue to prevail in the world marketplace.

The book assesses how Pittsburgh deindustrialization over the past decades has posed both opportunities and challenges for the city and surrounding tri-state area.

With a stellar list of contributors, this work, the first annotated bibliography to document this area, transcends personal stories to present a serious analysis and critique of the Third Wave feminist phenomenon.

In this book, Florida outlines how certain cities succeed in attracting members of the 'creative class' - people who work in information-age economic sectors and in industries driven by innovation and talent.