Florida, Richard
The New Urban Crisis
- ISBN 13:
- 9781786074010
- author:
- Florida, Richard
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Oneworld Publications
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 368
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.6 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Business, General, Nonfiction,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 6 working days
Description
The New Urban Crisis: Gentrification, Housing Bubbles, Growing Inequality, and What We Can Do about It by Richard Florida. In recent years, cities have experienced a surge in population as young, educated, and affluent individuals return to urban areas. However, this trend has also led to challenges such as gentrification, segregation, inequality, and unaffordable housing. The author argues that the same forces driving urban growth are also generating these problems. Florida contends that cities face a profound crisis of their knowledge-based economy, which threatens their economic future. He proposes a new model of urbanism-for-all, focusing on innovation, wealth creation, good jobs, rising living standards, and a better way of life for everyone. By investing in infrastructure, reforming zoning and tax laws, building more affordable housing, and empowering cities to address their own challenges, it is possible to rebuild cities and suburbs for the middle class. The solution to this crisis lies within urbanism itself, rather than being a separate issue. Florida's vision offers a way forward, one that prioritizes inclusivity and addresses the root causes of inequality and unaffordability.
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