city city creative economy making live important decision life non fiction book written book advances florida previous work choices people businesses adds dimension environmental psychology assigning psychological profiles urban regions according dominant personality traits people live example new_york metropolitan area area highest concentration united_states people dominant personality trait book ends step guide choosing location best suited reader personality life situation publication rise creative class florida enjoyed academic commercial success study promotion concept creative class highly innovative highly creative individuals sought businesses city florida fourth book subject combines scholarly research self help tone critics questioned assumption target audience easily able consult book advice moving found book provides valuable insight impacts choices world background economic came prominence popularized concept creative class individuals work involves creativity innovation florida previous books rise creative class cities creative class flight creative class link creative class wealth generation argue individuals creative class choose locate places strong cultural recreational activities interesting cities offered activities attracted innovative people despite high land labor costs businesses chosen locate areas order access success creative class theories florida founded consulting firm called advise local governments organizations attract creative innovative people florida professor pittsburgh wrote book city moving time agreed deemed academic pop star arrival personally greeted mayor toronto premier ontario articles heralded article appeared magazine style home featuring new house given regular column synopsis place matters city divided parts total chapters presents data suggests world population economy increasingly geographically concentrated mega regions assertion distance place irrelevant countered florida maps population growth economic activity innovation demonstrated patent registration scientific discovery demonstrated residence heavily cited scientists florida maps concentrations mega regions region necessarily rank high category example ranks high innovation low scientific discovery indian pakistani cities high population concentrations low economic activity florida explains existence geographical spikes insisting talented individuals tend cluster creating non linear effect attracts additional talented individuals geographical area wealth place second book presents evidence creating new class divide able different community advantage opportunity rooted mobile class people urban areas terms values culture economic factors businesses following talented people cities despite high land prices labor costs florida insists wealth generated cities successful attracting creative class finally reduced importance resource extraction manufacturing economy increased importance fields creative class participate iii geography happiness city examines role lives factor happiness florida place happiness survey conducted shows higher levels education produces community satisfaction married people tend satisfied community singles older people compared younger people addition slightly satisfied living arrangements home owners people generally satisfied live adding psychological profiles previous work florida able find strong connections big personality traits regions united_states example concentrated new_york metropolitan area area eastern area chicago metropolitan area area area concentrated florida explains results linking dominant forms employment areas personality traits manufacturing regions require people follow rules work dangerous machinery areas high immigrant populations require residents exhibit management sales related jobs need workers florida able find gay bohemian index connects gay artistic communities high growth wealth generation areas regions large concentrations personality trait live final book suggests people significant moves leaving parents home starting family retiring adult children young people leave home complete college tend locate areas offer attractive job markets cultural recreational amenities rank high quality life factors married children people choose areas perceived safe family friendly florida suggests trick index gauge parents feel safe allowing children door door halloween cites index far parents willing allow children walk buy treat retired adult children away people tend similar areas young people close grandchildren neighborhoods provide opportunities second career style city intended self help book based scholarly research academic theory provided reader mental framework necessary match personality life situation city reside florida drew past research geographical aspects wealth generation decisions members creative class theories opinions academics like critical florida work like new research included psychological aspect theory maps tables illustrate text book described having tone doesn work earnest forced wandering broad discussion world economy home buying advice washington monthly described book hybrid academic form professional advice giving reviewers noted popular audience target book interest professionals students topic publication city published hardcover march united_states canada year later trade paperback version published united_states canadian reviewers commented focus book revised canadian version studies maps expanded include canada published trade paperback international version published overseas excerpts published globe_and_mail newspaper magazine reception critics recognize value florida work found premise city flawed reviewer wrote questionable member creative class need self help book ambitious people clear sense need know critics noted florida sounded eager coin terms pop cultural references anecdotes awkward environmental psychologist pointed copy editing errors complained florida ignored existing literature topic connections personalities places likewise journal noted absence influential academics text reviewer chronicle higher education found chapter examined big personality traits best book globe_and_mail reviewer wrote like self help books suffers soft called city imaginative book commented inappropriate urban area like delhi geographical scales metropolitan areas wrote negative review called florida conclusions professionally cautious harm consulting career review recommended book libraries stated text occasionally demographic thought provoking seminal work surely studied scholars consumers
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