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There was an economist whose work focused on how cities act as the fundamental hub of economic activity that supports the rest of a region, but his/her name esc
by danharaj 11y ago
There was an economist whose work focused on how cities act as the fundamental hub of economic activity that supports the rest of a region, but his/her name escapes me at the moment. Some names were mentioned in the article, but they did not ring a bell. Anyone know whom i'm talking about?
- maurycy 11y agoEdward Glaeser?
- verg 11y agoHis book, Triumph of the City, is a good read on urban economics.
- Sniffnoy 11y agoJane Jacobs?
- bmh_ca 11y agoI was going to post her name. Jane Jacobs wrote, among other books: - Cities and the Wealth of Nations - The Death and Life of Great American Cities - The Economy of Cities Her last book, in 2004, was ominously titled "Dark Age Ahead". Incidentally, I worked down the street from where she lived at the time of her death (the Annex, in Toronto). Her ideas were a recurring topic at the pub, the Duke of York.
- reneherse 11y agoPerhaps Jane Jacobs, "The Death and Life of Great American Cities"?
- garrickvanburen 11y agoYou may be thinking of Richard Florida - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Florida https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Florida - he talked about economic megaregions in his book 'The Rise of the Creative Class'.
- danharaj 11y agoIt was Jane Jacobs! But i think it's great that i went fishing for one reference and got many pertinent ones. Thanks HN.