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Richard Florida (1957, Newark NJ) is an American sociologist and economist. Sociology is the study of the social lives of humans, groups and societies. ...
Paul Samuelson, Nobel Prize in Economics winner. ...
Florida's focus is on in social theory; he is currently the Hirst Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University. George Mason University, GMU, or Mason is a public university in the United States. ...
Florida received a PhD from Columbia University in 1986. Prior to joining George Mason, he taught at Carnegie Mellon University from 1987 to 2005. Columbia University is a private university whose main campus lies in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of the Borough of Manhattan in New York City. ...
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Research and theories Florida is best known for his work in developing his concept of the creative class, and its ramifications in urban regeneration. This research was expressed in Florida's bestselling book The Rise of the Creative Class, and its successor The Flight of the Creative Class. The creative class is a group of people that Carnegie Mellon University social scientist Richard Florida believes are a key driving force for economic development of post-industrial cities in the USA. The Creative Class concept is controversial, as is Floridas methodology. ...
Urban regeneration (also called urban renewal in American English) is a movement in urban planning that reached its peak in the United States from the late 1940s through the early 1970s. ...
Florida's theory asserts that metropolitan regions with high concentrations of high-tech workers, artists, musicians, gay men, and a group he describes as "high bohemians", correlate with a higher level of economic development. Florida posits the theory that the creative class fosters an open, dynamic personal and professional environment. This environment, in turn, attracts more creative people, as well as businesses and capital. He suggests that attracting and retaining high-quality talent, versus focus on infrastructure projects such as sports stadiums, iconic buildings, and shopping centers, would be a better primary use of a city's regeneration resources for long-term prosperity. The term Bohemian describes artists, writers, and disenchanted people of all sorts who wished to live non-traditional lifestyles. ...
Florida has devised his own ranking systems that rate cities by a "bohemian index," a "gay index," a "diversity index" and other similar categories. His conclusions are partly based on the results from these indices.
Criticism and controversy Florida's theories are the source of both praise and controversy. Florida has been attacked by all sides of the political spectrum, and by both academics and journalists. His theories have been criticized as being elitist, and his data has been questioned. [1]
His ideas have also proved to be influential on those heading regeneration in cities in the USA and Europe. Proponents of Florida's theory point to the rise of the creative class in booming urban centers and a visibility in "creative class" industry.
Researchers have critiqued Florida's work for shortcomings in its methodology. Terry Nichols Clark (University of Chicago) has used Florida's own data-sets to question the much-touted correlation between the presence of significant numbers of gay men in a city and the presence of high-technology knowledge industries. The University of Chicago is a private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. ...
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His critics have questioned Florida's empirical evidence, suggesting his observed correlations may be spurious, overly simplistic, or even that the official Standard Occupational Classification System data-sets he uses may be questionable. Florida has replied, at length, to many of his critics. The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) System is a United States government system of classifying occupations. ...
Florida's first book, The Rise of the Creative Class (which was followed by a 'prequel', that provided more in-depth data to support his findings, Cities and the Creative Class) came at the tail of the dot-com boom. Some critics have said that the conditions it describes may no longer exist. However, with the rise of Google, the juggernauts of Web 2.0, and the constant call from business leaders (often seen in publications such as Business 2.0) for a more creative, as well as skilled, workforce, his supporters state that one can easily perceive the contemporary relevance of Florida's research. Google, Inc. ...
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In his sequel book, The Flight of the Creative Class, Florida argues that the health and growth of the U.S. "creative class" is threatened because potential immigrants to the United States cannot easily obtain entry-permits post 9/11. He also cites an alleged rise in prejudice and bigotry in parts of the USA, after the 2004 re-election of George W. Bush. The creative class is a group of people that Carnegie Mellon University social scientist Richard Florida believes are a key driving force for economic development of post-industrial cities in the USA. The Creative Class concept is controversial, as is Floridas methodology. ...
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George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...
Partial bibliography - Florida, Richard (2005). The Flight of the Creative Class. The New Global Competition for Talent. HarperBusiness, HarperCollins.
- Florida, Richard (2005). Cities and the Creative Class. Routledge.
- Florida, Richard (2002). The Rise of the Creative Class. And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure and Everyday Life. Basic Books.
- Branscomb, Lewis & Kodama, Fumio & Florida, Richard (1999). Industrializing Knowledge: University-Industry Linkages in Japan and the United States. MIT Press.
- Kenny, Martin & Florida, Richard (1993). Beyond Mass Production: The Japanese System and Its Transfer to the US. Oxford University Press.
- Florida, Richard (1990). The Breakthrough Illusion. Corporate America's Failure to Move from Innovation to Mass Production. Basic Books.
Mapúa Institute of Technology (MIT, MapúaTech or simply Mapúa) is a private, non-sectarian, Filipino tertiary institute located in Intramuros, Manila. ...
Oxford University Press (OUP) is a highly-respected publishing house and a department of the University of Oxford in England. ...
Critical articles on Florida - Terry Nichols Clarke, "Urban Amenities: Lakes, Opera, and Juice Bars" (2002).
- Steven Malanga, "The Curse of the Creative Class".
- Joel Kotkin, "The Capital of What?".
- Ann Daly, "Richard Florida's High-Class Glasses"
- Steve Sailer, "Brookings Does Diversity, Sort Of"
- Peck, Jamie. 2005. "Struggling with the Creative Class," International Journal of Urban and Rural Research 29,4: 740-770.
Steve Sailer Steve Sailer (born December 4, 1958) is a reporter, movie critic for The American Conservative, correspondent for United Press International, and VDARE.com columnist. ...
See also Thomas W. Malone is the Patrick J. McGovern Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. ...
Tom DeMarco is a well-known author, teacher, and speaker on software engineering topics. ...
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