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Social Science Urban

Seeking Talent for Creative Cities

The Social Dynamics of Innovation

edited by Jill Grant

Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Initial publish date
Feb 2014
Category
Urban, Cultural Policy, General, City Planning & Urban Development
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781442615441
    Publish Date
    Jan 2014
    List Price
    $42.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781442647343
    Publish Date
    Feb 2014
    List Price
    $79.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442667945
    Publish Date
    Feb 2014
    List Price
    $32.95

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Description

With the growth of knowledge-based economies, cities across the globe must compete to attract and retain the most talented workers. Seeking Talent for Creative Cities offers a comprehensive and insightful analysis of the diverse, dynamic factors that affect cities’ ability to achieve this goal.

Based on a comparative national study of 16 Canadian cities, this volume systematically evaluates the concerns facing workers operating in a range of creative endeavours. It draws on interviews, surveys, and census data collected over a six-year research program conducted by experts in business, public policy, urban studies, and communications studies to identify the characteristics and features of particular city-regions that influence these workers’ mobility and satisfaction. Seeking Talent for Creative Cities represents a rigorously empirical test of popular wisdom on the true relationship between urban development and economic competitiveness.

About the author

Jill L. Grant is a professor in the School of Planning at Dalhousie University.

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