CITB02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Richard Florida, Culture Industry, Creative Class
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Why creativity: provides solutions to things that are changing. In 2001 creative city is in relation to richard, it"s a desired city. Culture is econ engine, and culture industry has produced k. City owns many areas of music and lively culture. Toronto has the tool to make creative city. For the past 30years toronto has made doc of urban planning regarding creative culture. Who is richard florida: director of cities, he is global researcg professor in ny, he was the most influential person for creativity, he has become the top consultant in urban cultural development. What is the creative class: an emerging class whose members are engaged in creative work. It"s a reflection of the workers on working class: a movement away from post industrial area and movement towards knowledge-based society, the can change the way things work. Creative class values: creative class is not about diversity, it likes diversity. It selects who gets to be in creative class.
