Richard Florida says density = innovation
Though we have to wonder whether it's density or really the presence of world-class research universities that have the bigger impact (or is that a chicken-egg question?), Richard Florida presents some interesting ideas about urban density and the creation of patents. And Ann Arbor makes the list! Excerpt: "It's not surprising that San Jose (Silicon Valley) tops the list with .831 patents per square kilometer or that nearby San Francisco... [Read More...]
A2 Ranked 7th “Mighty Micro” by AreaDevelopment Online
excerpted from AreaDevelopment Online When Richard Florida published The Rise of the Creative Class in 2002, a new dialogue among economic development professionals started: Does a city’s concentration of “creative” knowledge workers impact its economic output? Prior to Florida’s book, Next Generation Consulting (NGC) made a related discovery: Young knowledge workers said that where they lived was more important than where they worked. Furthermore,... [Read More...]
