Emerging Global Cities : Origin, Structure, and Significance /

Certain cities-most famously New York, London, and Tokyo-have been identified as "global cities," whose function in the world economy transcends national borders. Without the same fanfare, formerly peripheral and secondary cities have been growing in importance, emerging as global cities i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Portes, Alejandro (Autor), Armony, Ariel C. (Autor)
Otros Autores: De Ferrari, Hassan (Contribuidor), De Ferrari, Rosa Hassan (Contribuidor), Liu, Larry (Contribuidor), Martinez, Brandon P. (Contribuidor), Ocepek, Anthony (Contribuidor), Tomaira, Rana (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2022]
Temas:
City planning.
Megacities.
Urbanization.
ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning.
Dubai.
Hong Kong.
Miami.
Singapore.
climate change.
global cities.
global urban studies.
urban studies.
world economy.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • PART I
  • CHAPTER 1 THE ROLE OF CITIES IN THE CAPITALIST ECONOMY An Overview
  • CHAPTER 2 DUBAI From Marginal Gulf Town to Regional Hub
  • CHAPTER 3 MIAMI From Winter Resort to Hemispheric Capital
  • CHAPTER 4 SINGAPORE From Fishing Village to World-Class Metropolis
  • PART II
  • CHAPTER 5 GLOBAL HOPEFULS An Overview
  • CHAPTER 6 NEW ORLEANS A Century of Decline
  • CHAPTER 7 SÃO PAULO Brazil's Always-Aspiring City
  • CHAPTER 8 LAGOS Africa's New Dubai?
  • PART III
  • CHAPTER 9 HONG KONG A Threatened Global City
  • CONCLUSION Theoretical Implications, Climate Change, and Future Challenges
  • NOTES
  • REFERENCES
  • INDEX

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