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Joel's new book, THE NEXT HUNDRED MILLION: America in 2050 is now available at booksellers everywhere.
But along comes Joel Kotkin with some observations that may make these strategic defaulters kick themselves a few years down the line. Kotkin is the author of a book, “The Next Hundred Million: America in 2050.”
From the show: "A leading expert on economic and social trends gives us his predictions for what America will look like in 2050. Joel Kotkin expects our cities and suburbs to become more densely populated, and we'll have an advantage over other countries because of our ethnic diversity."
"This is an interesting book. It looks at the demographic and social changes that will happen to the US between now and 2050 as the US population grows from 300 million to 400 million.
Last week Joel was an in studio guest at LA Talk Radio for a great discussion on the future of American cities and hopes for our families.
Listen to the interview: LA Talk Radio
" In “The Next Hundred Million: America in 2050,” the urban scholar Joel Kotkin, 57, suggests that the diversity that may once have seemed unique to New York and other gateway cities for immigrants will be mirrored all over America, and that the nation’s “demographic vitality” — driven by birthrates higher than in developed but aging European and Asian counterparts and by a continuing influx of immigrants — will make it not only bigger but also better when the population passes 400 million before mid-century.
"Greenurbia is the suburbs of the future. The suburbs of the 1950s were bedroom communities for people who commuted into the city. Today, there’s much more employment in the suburbs, and the big change is the number of people working full-time or part-time at home. Having people commute from one computer screen to another doesn’t make sense."
Kotkin has a striking ability to envision how global forces will shape daily family life, and his conclusions can be thought-provoking as well as counterintuitive. It's amazing there isn't more public discussion about the enormous changes ahead, and reassuring to have this talented thinker on the case. — Jennifer Ludden, NPR national desk correspondent
