The Creative Capital of Cities
Download or Read eBook The Creative Capital of Cities PDF written by Stefan Krätke and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-05-03 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Stefan Krätke |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 2012-05-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781444342253 |
ISBN-13 | : 1444342258 |
Rating | : 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Creative Capital of Cities by : Stefan Krätke
Book excerpt: This book challenges the new urban growth concepts of the creative class and creative industries from a critical urban theory perspective. Critiques Richard Florida's popular books about cities and the creative class Presents an alternative approach based on analyses of empirical research data concerning the German urban system and the case study regions, Hanover and Berlin Underscores that the culture industry takes a leading role in conforming with neoliberal conceptions of labor markets