CREATIVE

CITIES Dr. Kevin Stolarick

Oct. 20, 2011

CREATIVE

CITIES

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Standard Timing

(revised)

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Time

3:10-3:15 3:15-3:20 3:20-3:30 3:30-3:35 3:35-4:00 4:00-4:10 4:10-5:00

Activity

Quiz Peer Grading Group Discussion Questions/Answers Announce Selected Question to Class Discuss Questions in Class Break Discuss Questions in Class

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Quiz Seating

Front of Room 1 2

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Quiz Questions

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CITIES 1. Give one of three used measures of regional diversity?

2. Workplace openness, benefits, perks, and workspaces can be a sign of what?

3. Should Robert Putnam’s

social capital

be considered a strong or weak tie?

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Grading Process

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CITIES • • • • Switch within group (#) – – NOT each other All pass left or right “Graded By” Quiz Answers – 2 points completely correct – – 1 point “mostly” correct 4 points for reasonable exam question Total Score Upper Left

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Quiz Answers

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CITIES 1. Give one of three used measures of regional diversity?

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Melting Pot, Gay/Lesbian, Bohemian Index

2. Workplace openness, benefits, perks, and workspaces can be a sign of what?

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Employer diversity or openness

3. Should Robert Putnam’s social capital be considered a strong or weak tie?

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Pick Your Favourite Question

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Within your group CITIES Discuss each question Pick group’s favourite – Your selection makes it eligible for use – Mark with a big star Person never announced before – Announce selected question Turn in all cards before break

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Break

10 Minutes

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Selected Questions

And Answers

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Selected Questions

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CITIES • Why is a large gay population in a city considered a good indicator for economic growth?

• Why does diversity matter to high-tech growth? How can it be measured? And, provide a metropolitan region that is high in both diversity and high-tech.

• How does the gay index reflect regional economic growth?

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Selected Questions

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CITIES • • What is the effect of diversity and the gay index to the creative city and what is the importance of tolerance?

What is

Zipf’s Law

, and why does it remain a puzzling issue?

• According to Clark and Lloyd, what is included in the “entertainment machine” and why is this better than municipal “big ticket” items like arenas and opera houses?

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Selected Questions

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CITIES • • • • What are the four indices used to correlate with areas of high technology and what does each show?

How does the Creative Class place emphasis on

social capital

?

Describe the differences between strong and weak ties and how each relates to the growth of cities.

Who are the ‘new outsiders’ and what is their role in regional prosperity?

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