In his influential 1991 book Edge City; Joel Garreau argued that every American city "is growing in the fashion of Los Angeles; with multiple urban cores". He named these cores "edge cities" because they perform all of the city functions; but rise in places that were farmlands or villages only decades ago; far from the old downtowns. This new book expands and clarifies Garreaus pioneering concept as it develops a comprehensive theory of edge city growth and functions. The contributors draw on their expertise as geographers; political scientists; economics planners; and sociologists to offer a wide range of insights and analyses.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Why there are so many happy accidents when it comes to famous careersBy Olga KapustinaThe book is very informative and well written. It begins with an invention of the phonograph and takes us on a journey though the history of music industry. But most importantly it answers some of the questions one might have about popular music and popular music culture. How the culture of wannabes came around? How labels slowly lost their creative functions? Why there are so many happy accidents when it comes to famous careers? Is talent development important? And how to look at a current music crisis without loosing ones sanity? Finally; Gareth Murphy provides a new angle to some of the stories you might have heard.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. this is a good primer. Heavier on modern dayBy Wolf at your doorsome stories I would have never known about; and some Ive known for eternity. If youre interested in the music biz at all; over the centuries; this is a good primer. Heavier on modern day.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A good read on the history of the recording industryBy KindlemanHeard about this book on NPR radio. It covers the dawn of the recording industry all the way to the present. I was kind of hoping it would cover more about the age of napster and Internet piracy; and how it impacted the music industry. The author chose to stick to discussion of independent labels and major labels focusing on key figures throughout. It was worth the money I paid for the ebook.