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The rise and fall and rise of the creative class

Richard Florida's 2002 book The Rise of the Creative Class was hailed as the salvation for struggling cities, a brilliant new approach to sociological and cultural changes, a paradigm for economic development, and a way to attract the best and brightest to a metro area.
YES! Weekly  |  Ogi Overman  |  06-18-2012  |  Features

Is Phoenix So Bad?new

The fifth-largest city in the United States has an inferiority complex. It's totally camp to hate Phoenix.
Phoenix New Times  |  Amy Silverman  |  05-17-2005  |  Commentary

City Planner's Book Profiles 35 Urban Neighborhoodsnew

Baby boomers and twentysomethings are the groups most likely to repopulate cities, says Kyle Ezell. In an interview, he covers everything from “fake urbs” to the fine art of schlepping.
Columbus Alive  |  Nikki Davis  |  06-09-2004  |  Author Profiles & Interviews

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