ePub Radical Street Performance: An International Anthology by From Routledge in Arts-Photography

Description

The whole landscape of research in urban studies was revolutionized by the publication of Richard Floridarsquo;s The Rise of the Creative Class in 2002; and his subsequent book entitled The Flight of the Creative Class has helped to maintain a decade-long explosion of interest in the field. While these two books examine the creative class in the context of the United States; research has emerged which investigates the creative class worldwide.This book brings together detailed studies of the creative class in cities across the globe; examining the impact of the creative class on growth and development. The countries covered include the United Kingdom; the Netherlands; Germany; Australia; China; Japan and Canada; in addition to the United States. Taken together; the contributions deepen our understanding of the creative class and the various factors that affect regional development; highlighting the similarities and differences between the creative class and economic development across countries. This book will be of great interest to scholars of economic geography; regional economics; urban sociology and cultural policy; as well as policy makers involved in urban development.