Cit ies provide a concent rat ion of people class. ” T h is class, according t o R ich ard According t o t h e E Y Global Talent in h u ngry for ent ert ainment in many F lorida, u rb an st u dies t h eorist , inclu des Global Cities 2015 st u dy , t h e cit y rank ing forms, and w it h diverse appet it es. “ su per- creat ive” scient ist s, art ist s, for creat ive class at t ract ion is: T h ey provide a mark et for cu lt u re and engineers, designers and novelist s, as • N ew Y ork — enj oy s a u niq u e cu lt u ral alloo cmltmral diverkity to Öomrik` È an w ell as “ creat ive professionals” w h o scene, emb edded in a cosmopolit an effect increasingly display ed in Ch ina. w ork in a w ide range of k now ledge- b ased and forw ard- t h ink ing u rb an R ising u rb aniz at ion and demand for occu pat ions. T h e creat ive class is t h e environment , generally considered ent ert ainment h ave prompt ed large incarnat ion of t h e t ript y ch “ T ech nology , Zeneficial to creative activitiek invest ment s in const ru ct ion and Lalent and Lolerance$Ê defined Zy >lorida$ real est at e in t h e cou nt ry . Ch inese and is a k ey mot or of grow t h , innovat ion • London — ah ead of P aris ow ing t o conglomerat e D alian W anda G rou p, now and at t ract iveness in u rb an areas. T h e it s int ernat ional openness ( 3 3 % of t h e w orld’ s largest cinema operat or, is comb inat ion of ch eap inner cit y propert y it s popu lat ion w as b orn ab road, invest ing U S $ 1 b t o set u p it s H an S h ow and st rong endorsement of creat ive compared w it h j u st 1 2 % in P aris) T h eat re in W u h an ( popu lat ion 1 0 . 2 m) . freedom h elped revive B erlin, w h ich now • P aris — rank s t h ird du e t o it s cu lt u ral D alian W anda G rou p is also invest ing in draw s art ist s and cu lt u ral ent repreneu rs h erit age and t ech nology asset s, b u t is t h e nearb y W anda M ovie P ark , a giant from arou nd t h e w orld. penaliz ed b y a w eak er ent repreneu rial indoor t h eme park , u sing E u ropean and environment Ch inese t alent t o h elp develop t h e sh ow s Global talent in global cities ( 2 0 1 4 ) and at t ract ions. T op 1 0 city ranking ;udturad hrobects are \riners o^ U rb aniz at ion is accompanied b y ch anging urban re_eneration employ ment pat t erns and t h e acq u isit ion 1 N ew Y ork of new sk ills: African u rb aniz at ion 2 London W orld- class cu lt u ral infrast ru ct u re is a is part of a sh ift from agricu lt u re t o cat aly st of u rb an development : b u ilding manu fact u ring and services. In Lat in 3 P aris a mu seu m oft en offers opport u nit ies America, government s are aw ak ening 4 S an F rancisco t o engage in large u rb an development t o t h e opport u nit ies offered b y , and proj ect s and t o develop a new “ cit y t h e needs of, t h eir developing creat ive 5 S ingapore b rand” arou nd cu lt u ral and creat ive indu st ries. A vocat ional sch ool for indmktriek& Kmc` Öa_k`ih hrobectk Zookt performing art s w as recent ly est ab lish ed 6 S y dney a cit y ’ s at t ract iveness for t ou rist s, t alent in La P lat a, Argent ina, t o eq u ip 7 Los Angeles and h igh ly sk illed w ork ers. u nemploy ed y ou ngst ers and adu lt s for B ilb ao, in S pain’ s B asq u e Cou nt ry , is now j ob s in t h is grow ing arena. 8 B erlin an icon of cu lt u re- led u rb an regenerat ion, 9 neo creatine cdass eeer_es 9 T ok y o w it h t h e G u ggenh eim M u seu m. In a oit` t`e _root` o^ _dobad cities 1 0 B arcelona region b ligh t ed b y h igh u nemploy ment in t h e 1 9 9 0 s ( arou nd 2 5 % ) , t h e U S $ 7 0 0 m U rb aniz at ion, cou pled w it h t h e revit aliz at ion plan enh anced t h e cit y ’ s development of cu lt u ral act ivit ies, is S ou rce: Global talent in global cities, at t ract iveness, u nderpinned 4 , 4 0 0 also fu eling t h e emergence of a new E Y , 2 0 1 5 ex ist ing j ob s in t h e cit y , and creat ed more economic class in b ot h developed and t h an 1 , 0 0 0 fu ll- t ime j ob s. T ou rist visit s emerging cou nt ries — t h e “ creat ive h ave since mu lt iplied eigh t - fold. | Cultural times L`e Õrst _dobad eah o^ cudturad an\ creatine in\ustries *+

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