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Richard Florida's new book, Who's
Your City, was published about a month ago and focuses on the
concept that your decision about where to live is as important - or
perhaps more important - than any other key decision you will make in
your life. Here's an excerpt from the book: "In fact, place exerts
powerful influence over the jobs and careers we
have access to, the people meet and our 'mating markets' and our
ability to lead happy and fulfilled lives."
Florida's book is full of maps, many
of which can be viewed on his website.
Here's an example that illustrates an important 'mating market' issue
-
relative number of single men to women. Blue circles indicate more
single men, red circles indicate more single women. You can quickly
see
which side of the country you should be on if you are in the mating
market. Click for larger view. Used with permission, copyright 2008 by
Creative Class Group.
