GEOG 3LT3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Perseus Books Group, Creative Class, Richard Florida
14 Aug 2015
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Introduction: urban-rural income disparities: urban-rural disparities obetween urban and rural areas in canada there is up to a 27% difference in the weekly incomes of employed workers (2000) Urban-rural disparities are greater than provincial disparities; and to urban-rural composition (beckstead and brown. As much as half of provincial disparities are due. Urban-rural income disparities: why: what underlies these disparities? oproductive advantages: matching or better access to inputs) Wage premium is driven by establishment size ointernal to business units (wheeler 2006) ohuman capital composition (combes et al. Larger share of population in large cities with. And how it"s transforming work, leisure, community and everyday life. New york: perseus book group: creative class as driving force for economic development of post-industrial cities, who is the creative class? osuper-creative core: range of occupations, including science, engineering, education, computer programming, research, arts, design, and media. Innovative ocreative professionals: knowledge-based workers (i. e. , healthcare, business and finance, the legal sector, and education)
