Flywheels : : How Cities Are Creating Their Own Futures / / Tom Alberg.
Once a blue-collar outpost, Seattle, home to Microsoft, Amazon, and hundreds of startups, transformed into one of the world’s major innovation hubs in less than twenty years. As other cities try to solve the riddle of creating vibrant economies, many have looked to Seattle as a model for tech-driven...
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| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Part 1. Prelude to Jeff Bezos’s Day 1
- 1. Opportunities and Challenges of Cities
- 2. Foundations of the Economic Flywheel
- 3. Seattle’s Flywheels Begin Spinning
- 4. Microsoft and Amazon Innovate to Success
- Part 2
- 5. On the Precipice of the Future
- 6. Investing in the Future Talent and Capital
- 7. New Models for Success Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Kansas City
- Part 3
- 8. Livable Cities
- 9. Public Safety and Privacy
- 10. Homelessness and PreK–12 Education
- 11. Transportation and Environment
- Part 4
- 12. Government and Business Conflicts and Cooperation
- 13. The Future of Cities
- Acknowledgments
- Note On Sources
- Notes
- Index