Global Cities
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
WHAT DO WE MEAN BY A GLOBAL CITY?
WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS THAT DIFFERENTIATE THEM FROM OTHER CITIES?
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OUR DEFINITION
- Advanced producer services production node
- Economic giants
- International Gateway
- Political and Cultural Hub
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TOP TEN GLOBAL CITIES
HOW DO GLOBAL CITIES AFFECT THE FLOW OF HUMAN MOBILTIY?
WE LOOKED AT THREE CASE STUDIES: LONDON, NEW yORK AND tOKYO
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CASE STUDY 1: LONDON
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GATEWAYS FOR HUMAN MOBILITY
- London transport network: Tube, Bus & Tram
- M25
- Airports: Heathrow, Gatwick & Stansted
- Railways: Crossrail, HS2 & Eurostar
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POLITICAL
CULTURAL
IMAPCT ON HUMAN MOBILITY
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
DUE TO HUMAN MOBILITY
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FUTURE OF LONDON... RERURALISATION?
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GENTRIFICATION OF BRIXTON
CASE STUDY 2: TOKYO
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OUR DEFINITION
- Advanced producer services production node
- Economic giants
- International Gateway
- Political and Cultural Hub
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OUR DEFINITION
- Advanced producer services production node
- Economic giants
- International Gateway
- Political and Cultural Hub
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CASE STUDY 3: NEW YORK
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HEADQUARTERS FOR MAJOR TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS
CONCENTRATION AND ACCUMULATION OF INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL
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RACIAL SEGREGATION
ISSUES TO CONSIDER
- What other factors affects the flows of human mobility today?
- Do advances in technology mean the end to the global city?
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Brenner, N. and Keil, R. (2006) The Global Cities Reader. Oxford: Routledge.
- Abu-Lughod, J. L. (1999) New York, Chicago, Los Angeles: America's Global Cities. Minneapolis: University Press
- Massey, D. (2007) World City. Cambridge: Polity Press.
- Kershen, A. J. (1997) London: The Promised Land? Migrant Experience in the Capital. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Ltd.
- Messina, A. M. and Lahav, G. (2006) The Migration Reader: Exploring Politics and Policies. London: Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc.
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