Tag Archives: Richard Florida

The Liberal First-Mover Advantage

Posted on 12/02/2015 by renardteipelke

By Renard Teipelke In a previous article (here), I have discussed the bombastic growth plans of the airports in Dubai, Doha, and Abu Dhabi. With regard to their proximity and location within desserts, I have hinted at the lack of … Continue reading →

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Global City Indicators Facility

Posted on 30/08/2012 by renardteipelke

By Renard Teipelke “The Global City Indicators Facility provides an established set of city indicators with a globally standardized methodology that allows for global comparability of city performance and knowledge sharing.” This web-based relational database website, Global City Indicators Facility … Continue reading →

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Not again with Berlin…

Posted on 08/06/2012 by renardteipelke

By Renard Teipelke The expert seemed quite outraged hearing my question about Frankfurt am Main’s reputation as an economically strong capital of finance that lacks the alternative style and subcultural creativity of Berlin. I moved from Germany’s capital city to … Continue reading →

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Save Creativity! Peter Marcuse at the Centre for Metropolitan Studies on 9th August 2011

Posted on 10/08/2011 by Ares Kalandides

by Ares Kalandides There has been a relatively comforting silence recently around the creative class, the creative city and the creative economy. The embarrassing hurrahs of the past ten years seem to have settled into a murmur. People and discourses … Continue reading →

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