Richard Florida's bestseller, 'The Rise of the Creative Class', caused a stir in 2002 when he unleashed the idea that cities around the world could become more economically prosperous based on a formula of technology, talent and tolerance. Since then, major cities worldwide adopted the formula ... but did it all turn out as expected? In this interview with the Guardian, Florida reflects back on the real impact that his theory has had.More on gentrification:
- Gentrification could 'spell death of Jewellery Quarter'
- The gentrification of Brixton
- The Guardian series on Gentrification
- Mapping Neighborhood Change in Los Angeles County
- This Is What Happens After a Neighborhood Gets Gentrified
- There Will Be Gentrification: A Pattern of Displacement at the Olympics
- 100 Resilient Cities
