Why face-to-face still matters : the persistent power of cities in the post-pandemic era
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Why face-to-face still matters : the persistent power of cities in the post-pandemic era
Bristol University Press, 2021
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What makes a great city? Why do people and businesses still value urban life and buildings over a quiet life in the suburbs or countryside? Now might seem a difficult time to make the case for social contact in urban areas - so why is face-to-face contact still considered crucial to many 21st-century economies?
In a look back over a century's-worth of thinking about cities, business and office locations, this accessible book explains their ongoing importance as places that thrive on face-to-face meetings, and in negotiating uncertainty and 'sealing the deal'.
Using interviews with business leaders and staff from knowledge-intensive, innovation-rich industries, it argues for the continuing value of the 'right' location despite the information revolution, the penetration of artificial intelligence (AI), and the COVID-19 pandemic. It also explores why digital systems have transformed businesses in cities and towns, but in fact have changed surprisingly little about the challenges of business life.
This timely book gives readers, including developers, investors, policy-makers and students of planning or geography, essential tools for thinking about the future of places ranging from market towns to great World Cities.
Table of Contents
- The Story so Far
- Moving Stuff Around
- Making Markets
- Doing Deals
- Talking Shop
- Let's Talk: F2f Interaction Now
- So What for 21st Century Places?
- And in the End...
by "Nielsen BookData"