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Kotkin and Florida, Part II
Submitted by MLewyn on Thu, 03/21/2013 - 11:03amRichard Florida has responded to Joel Kotkin's attack on "creative class" centered policies. Kotkin doesn't really deny Florida's point that places with high-skilled workers have higher wages, but says that wage gains in high-skill cities are outweighed by high housing costs. Florida agrees.&n... read more »
Mr. Kotkin and Mr. Florida
Submitted by MLewyn on Wed, 03/20/2013 - 5:23pmJoel Kotkin tried to take down Richard Florida today, arguing that trusting the "creative class of the skilled, educated and hip...to remake American cities" is "pernicious." Mr. Florida can speak for himself, but I do have a few thoughts about the article.
1. Can Both Ideas Be True?
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Responding to a little New York-bashing
Submitted by MLewyn on Thu, 12/27/2012 - 12:17pmJoel Kotkin just wrote a blog post on New Geography explaining why today's Obama voters will eventually turn into Republicans - a subject not particularly relevant to urbanism. But a few paragraphs of the essay grabbed my attention, in particular this one:
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Joel Kotkin's New Geography Celebrates CNU 20
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Tue, 05/22/2012 - 9:00amWinter Park, FL author Richard Reep, a writer for Joel Kotkin's New Geography website, came to CNU 20 to critically examine the "excellent accomplishments of CNU20 attendees: a credible car/pedestrian strategy, some fine looking new communities, and perhaps best of all, a body of hard-won knowledg... read more »
Joel Kotkin's Jihad on Logic
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 2:44pmIn some urbanist circles, the name Joel Kotkin prompts groans and grimaces.
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The contrarian myth
Submitted by MLewyn on Thu, 01/24/2008 - 2:52pmFor some reason, defenders of the sprawl status quo are often referred to as "contrarian." For example, if you google "Joel Kotkin" and "contrarian" you get 498 hits.
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Kotkin bashes urbanism
Submitted by MLewyn on Tue, 02/06/2007 - 3:33amJoel Kotkin is one of America’s most prolific commentators on urban affairs. At first glance, he appears to support something very much like New Urbanism. According to one newspaper story quoted on Kotkin’s website, he favors “suburbs that are not defined by sprawl but a sense of community.... read more »