New Geography in the News

"Nothing is perhaps more pathetic than the exertions of economic developers and politicians grasping at straws, particularly during hard times. Over the past decade, we have turned from one panacea to another, from the onset of the information age to the creative class to the boom in biotech, nanotech and now the "green economy."

Joel in Forbes

"Those who argue that the culture wars are over almost invariably conclude, as political scholar Joel Kotkin recently wrote in Forbes, that the battle has ended “mostly in a rout of the right-wing zealots who waged it.”

Joel on Politico

"“What happened to Victorville and Apple Valley and those places as a whole is something we have to look at as a way to re-invent themselves and basically look at how you re-align your economy,” said Joel Kotkin, an international authority on economic, global, political and social trends."

Joel on VV Daily Press

"My interview with the CEO and Chief Economist of STP Advisory Services includes her libertarian perspectives on the virtuous circle, the risks in the Fed's exit strategy, key consequences of financial innovation, and the next global financial crisis: public debt. Dr. Trimbath is also the author of 'Beyond Junk Bonds: Expanding High Yield Markets'."

Susanne on Beyond the Soundbite

"In another Forbes story entitled World Capitals of the Future, Joel Kotkin writes 'North America boasts at least three genuine emerging world-class cities: Calgary, Houston and Dallas… Houston and Dallas grew more than any other metropolitan region in the country; over the past decade, their populations have increased six times more rapidly than New York, Los Angeles, Chicago or San Francisco.'”

Joel on Dallas Chamber Blog

"Joel Kotkin, a weekly columnist for Forbes, wrotein theAugust 4thissue about why 'Green Jobs Can’t Save the Economy.' He reported, 'Attempts to put windmills in Nantucket, Mass., the Catskills and Jones Beach in New York and other scenic areas have also been blocked by environmentalist groups. Transmission lines, necessary to take ‘renewable’ energy from distant locales to energy-hungry cities, often face similar hurdles. Solar farms in the Mojave desert might help meet renewable energy quotas but, as wildlife groups have noted, may not be so good for local fauna.'"

Joel on Family Security Matters

"If you believe this theory, then Labor Day should be a cause for national mourning. We should all pause to mourn the loss of capital that might have gone to a fifth or a sixth mansion or a private jet, but instead was conscripted against its will to pay for a public school or higher wages in a factory."

Michael Lind on Later On

"Joel Kotkin discusses the role of these emerging global cities, and why the will be so important to the future of the world."

Joel Kotkin on Planetizen

"Joel Kotkin, an urbanologist based in California, recently compiled a list for Forbes magazine of the best cities for job creation over the past decade. Among those with more than 450,000 jobs, the top five spots went to the five main Texaplex cities. A study by the Brookings Institution in June came up with very similar results. Mr Kotkin particularly admires Houston, which he calls a perfect example of an “opportunity city”—a place with lots of jobs, lots of cheap housing and a welcoming attitude to newcomers."

Joel Kotkin on Whipple World

"One of my fav Millennial writers Morley Winograd and Michael Hais had a great Millennial Fact Sheet article come out this week that dispels some annoyingly frequent assumptions about young people - particularly ones about politics."

Morley and Mike on The Future Majority

"Its two biggest cities, Beijing and Shanghai, are poised to overtake leading global centres of today, says the magazine in a report by its columnist Joel Kotkin."

Joel Kotkin in The Malaysian Insider

"While the gulf between the extremely wealthy and destitute remains deep in Mumbai, a burgeoning middle class is helping reshape the economy, Kotkin said, adding that 'Small vehicle, motorcycle and modest-apartment sales are all on the rise.' In less than a lifetime, we have seen the rapid rise of a host of dynamic new global cities -- and the relative decline of many others. The world capitals of tomorrow may largely be not in the Western world, but in countries such as China, Russia and Australia," the report said."

Joel Kotkin on My View for the World

"A trio of classes based upon the study of architecture – an almost invisible art in this city –begin the week of Sept.14 at Maitland Art Center for an eight-week program. There's only room for 15 students in each of the educational outreaches taught by Richard Reep, a local artist in the RS 21 collective as well as a career architect with LEED certification (which means he's an expert on efficient construction and concerns regarding energy and environmental design). "

Richard Reep on Orlando Weekly

"'Mumbai's prominence rests not just on an expanding industrial base, but also on the illustrious Bollywood, the world's largest movie industry. The bust of Mumbai's ridiculous housing-price boom has actually seemed to help the economy,'" the report by Forbes columnist and presidential fellow at Chapman University, Joel Kotkin said."

Joel Kotkin in Business Standard

"Over at Salon, Michael Lind offers a different view, pointing to some other animating issues, like resentment at the "Wall Street elites who wrecked the economy" while working-class people lost their jobs and houses."

Michael Lind on The Nation