City Success: Theories of Urban Prosperity
What is your point of view on how your city will succeed economically? Do you have a theory of success? Is it stated or unstated? And are your decisions consistent with your beliefs about what it will take to succeed?
There has always been a little mystery associated with economic development. CEOs for Cities is working to remove at least some of the uncertainty with its forthcoming publication of “City Success: Theories of Urban Prosperity.”
For the first time, urban policymakers will find an easy-to-follow description of all the theories at work today in urban economic development. They are organized by firms, people and place. The 18 paths to success are accompanied by recommendations on how to use them, as well as a matrix that shows in which areas cities must possess strengths to successfully pursue each path.
CEOs for Cities members can reserve a complimentary copy of the book by emailing Bridget Marquis at bmarquis@ceosforcities.org. Additional copies and copies for non-members may be ordered through PayPal. To order your copy today, click the "Buy Now" button on the left.
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City Advantage
Cities provide big economic advantages for consumers: wider variety, more convenience, discovery and greater economic opportunity. These attributes underpin urban success, and strengthening these assets helps build metropolitan economies, according to a new study commissioned by CEOs for Cities called "City Advantage," written by Joseph Cortright.
Remixing Cities
Cities innovate when people mix and mingle, sharing and combining ideas from different vantage points and traditions. That mixing takes place on shared infrastructures and in shared spaces that bring people together, according to urban innovation expert Charles Leadbeater.
Remixing Cities: Strategy 2.0 explores how co-creation and innovation can transform public services and unleash the talents of all citizens.
City Vitals
CityVitals, developed by Portland-based economist Joseph Cortright in partnership with CEOs for Cities, lays out the rationale for the things cities must be really good at doing today and a new set of metrics - 20 in all - to measure their progress.
"Every week it seems a new ranking of cities makes the headlines," said Carol Coletta, president and CEO of CEOs for Cities. "Unfortunately, few of those rankings are relevant to what makes cities successful today. CityVitals gives urban leaders a much richer picture of what?s going right and what?s going wrong in their cities and uncover their best opportunities to improve."
The 64-page booklet includes data on the top 50 metro areas in the U.S. for each of the 20 measures. It also looks at each city?s Metro Performance (economic indicators) and its Core Vitality (the strength of the city's urban core).
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