Richard Florida
Richard Florida is Co-Founder and Editor at Large at The Atlantic Cities. He's also a Senior Editor at The Atlantic, Director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, and Global Research Professor at New York University. He is a frequent speaker to communities, business and professional organizations, and founder of the Creative Class Group, whose current client list can be found here.
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Is Detroit Becoming a Suburb?
A provocative op-ed in the Detroit News raises tough questions about Detroit's revival and other cities.
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Maps
The Geography of Gun Violence
On the state level, mental illness and stress levels don't play a role. Poverty and gun control policies do.
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Rankings
The Psychology Behind Why Creative People Cluster
Research reveals why highly creative people who are open to new experience find themselves drawn to certain places.
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Maps
Demand for Foreign-Born Workers Is Spiky
Many U.S. cities cannot access the skilled workers they need.
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Maps
Map of the Day: The Geography of Klout
Which countries have the most social media influence?
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Rankings
Large U.S. Cities and Tolerance
How America's biggest metro areas stack up.
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Videos
The Economic Strength of Cities
A new measurement - based on satellite images - highlights cities' key role in economic development.
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The Geography of Tolerance
Where are the most tolerant metro areas?
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Rankings
Cities With the Most Corporate Clout
Which American metros have the highest number of corporate headquarters per capita?
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Maps
The New Geography of the Working Class
Which metros have the largest share of working class jobs?
