Richard FloridainCityLabThe Global Tourism BacklashA surge in tourism has led to a backlash in cities where residents feel overrun. How can these cities use tourism to their benefit?Aug 14, 20181Aug 14, 20181
Richard FloridainCityLabThe Rise of ‘Urban Tech’From food-delivery startups to mapping and co-living companies, technology focused on urban systems is drawing billions of dollars in…Jul 10, 20181Jul 10, 20181
Richard FloridainCityLabWe Can Create Better Jobs — by Fixing the Bad OnesMore than 65 million Americans toil in insecure, low-paying jobs. Instead of hoping they will all find different, and better, jobs, we…Jun 22, 20181Jun 22, 20181
Richard FloridainCityLabDon’t Blame Expensive Housing for Falling FertilityLower birth rates in expensive cities are more likely due to how Americans self-sort by income, education, age, and other factorsJun 15, 20181Jun 15, 20181
Richard FloridaToronto’s Deadly Car CrisisToday, a 58 year old woman was killed almost right in front of my University of Toronto office. I love to ride.But recently I have just…Jun 13, 20181Jun 13, 20181
Richard FloridaBackwardness as Economic PolicyWelcome to the age of TrumponomicsDec 2, 20161Dec 2, 20161
Richard FloridaThe Most Disruptive Transformation in HistoryHow the clustering of knowledge lays bare the need to devolve power from the nation-state to the cityDec 1, 201647Dec 1, 201647