LEADER 03836nam 22005415 450 001 9910255021803321 005 20250903121842.0 010 $a981-10-4834-7 024 7 $a10.1007/978-981-10-4834-0 035 $a(PPN)288944909 035 $a(CKB)4340000000061482 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4898705 035 $a(DE-He213)978-981-10-4834-0 035 $a(EXLCZ)994340000000061482 100 $a20170704d2017 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aCities Network Along the Silk Road $eThe Global Urban Competitiveness Report 2017 /$fby Pengfei Ni, Marco Kamiya, Ruxi Ding 205 $a1st ed. 2017. 210 1$aSingapore :$cSpringer Singapore :$cImprint: Springer,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (302 pages) $cillustrations, tables 311 08$a981-10-4833-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. 327 $aPart One General Reports -- 1. Global Urban Competitiveness: Theoretical Framework -- 2. Global Urban Competitiveness: Annual Ranking -- 3. Global Urban Competitiveness: General Analysis -- 4. Global Urban Competitiveness: Comparative Analysis from Different Perspectives -- 5. Global Urban Competitiveness: Comparative Analysis of its Components -- Part Two Topic Report -- 6. Half of the World: Cities Network of the Silk Road -- Part Three Special Subject -- 7. Global Connection and Technological Innovation -- 8. Urban Characteristics, National Characteristics and Global Connection of the Primate City -- 9. Global Connection and Doing Business -- 10. Large Enterprises in North America: Where They Locate and Why -- 11. The Conjunction of Networked Agglomeration and Location Factor in Chinese Cities: Taking FDI and Domestic Investment as an Example -- References -- Appendix. 330 $aBy empirically assessing the competitiveness of 505 cities around the world from regional, national and other perspectives, this book not only ranks these cities but also presents a treasure trove of information with regard to each city?s relative strengths and weaknesses. This unique resource draws on a wealth of data sources, all of which are described and assessed, and involve urban economics, geography, regional economics and many other fields. Using a concise indexing system, sophisticated methodology, and extensive figures and tables, it provides a comprehensive analysis of global urban competitiveness in 2015. Given the scope of its coverage, the book will be of great interest to readers such as local authorities, decision-makers and economic planners in cities throughout the world. 606 $aUrban economics 606 $aUrban geography 606 $aCulture?Study and teaching 606 $aUrban Economics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/W49010 606 $aUrban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns)$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/J15010 606 $aRegional and Cultural Studies$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/411000 615 0$aUrban economics. 615 0$aUrban geography. 615 0$aCulture?Study and teaching. 615 14$aUrban Economics. 615 24$aUrban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns). 615 24$aRegional and Cultural Studies. 676 $a330.91732 700 $aNi$b Pengfei$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0897787 702 $aKamiya$b Marco$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 702 $aDing$b Ruxi$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910255021803321 996 $aCities Network Along the Silk Road$92005860 997 $aUNINA