Richard Florida pioneered ideas of the ‘creative class’ and encouraged cities to support creative areas. Now he warns culture-fuelled gentrification is threatening the very diversity that creativity needs to thrive.
One of the big questions in urbanism is the degree to which culture shapes economic development. Traditionally, it was thought that culture follows from economic development: The more developed and affluent that a city becomes, the more money that it has to spend creating art galleries, museums, concert halls, and other cultural venues... Keep reading on CityLab
One of the big questions in urbanism is the degree to which culture shapes economic development. Traditionally, it was thought that culture follows from economic development: The more developed and affluent that a city becomes, the more money that it has to spend creating art galleries, museums, concert halls, and other cultural venues... Keep reading on CityLab