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29 - The Creative City

from Collaborative Creativity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2019

By
Richard Florida
Edited by
James C. Kaufman  and
Robert J. Sternberg
James C. Kaufman
Affiliation:
University of Connecticut
Robert J. Sternberg
Affiliation:
Cornell University, New York
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Summary

This chapter considers the connection between creativity and cities. It discusses the historical role played by cities in stimulating and harnessing human creativity. Then, it looks in detail at the creative cities of our own time, showing my own rankings of cities and metro areas on the Creative Class and Creativity Index. It also examines the socioeconomic divides and challenges of creative cities and how they shape our current political divides.
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The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity , pp. 623 - 639
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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