Global urban analysis : a survey of cities in globalization / / edited by Peter J. Taylor. [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Washington, D.C. : , : Earthscan, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (465 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.9173/2
• Soggetto topico: Urban economics; Cities and towns; Globalization - Economic aspects
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: TaylorPeter J <1944-> (Peter James)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Global Urban Analysis: A Survey of Cities in Globalization; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; List of Contributors; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Preface; 1 Introduction: The GUCP/GaWC Project; PART A GLOBAL-SCALE ANALYSES; 2 Command and Control Centres in the World Economy; 3 Advanced Producer Service Centres in the World Economy; 4 Media Centres in the World Economy; 5 The Global City Process Score; Part B WORLD-REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY-ANALYSES; Introduction; 6 Australasian Cities in Globalization; 7 Pacific Asian Cities in Globalization ; 8 Eurasian Cities in Globalization9 South Asian Cities in Globalization; 10 Middle East/North African Cities in Globalization; 11 European Cities in Globalization; 12 Sub-Saharan Cities in Globalization; 13 Northern American Cities in Globalization; 14 Latin American Cities in Globalization; Global Synthesis: Regional Geography of Global Servicing; Part C KEY COUNTRY AND SUB-REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY PROFILES; Introduction; 15 Australian Cities; 16 Chinese Cities; 17 Japanese Cities; 18 Indian Cities; 19 German Cities; 20 French Cities; 21 Swiss Cities; 22 Italian Cities; 23 UK Cities ; 24 Canadian Cities25 US Cities; 26 Mexican Cities; 27 Brazilian Cities; 28 South East Asian Cities; 29 Arabian Gulf Cities; 30 European Post-Soviet Cities; 31 Eastern European Cities; 32 Nordic Cities; 33 Benelux Cities; 34 Iberian Cities; 35 Southern African Cities; 36 Central American Cities; Global Synthesis: National and Sub-Regional Contrasts; Postscript: Trends and Change; Appendix A: Lists of Firms and Cities; Firms Listed in the Forbes Global 2000 (2006); All 200 Firms in the Network Analyses; All 525 Cities in the Network Analyses; Appendix B: Technical Appendix ; Data Collection: Manual for Data CollectorsData Transformation: Network Connectivity and Hinterworld Calculation; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Global Urban Analysis provides a unique insight into the contemporary world economy through a focus on cities. It is based upon a large-scale customised data collection on how leading businesses use cities across the world: as headquarter locations, for finance, for professional and creative services, for media. These data - involving up to 2000 firms and over 500 cities - provide evidence for both how the leading cities, sometimes called global cities, are coming to dominate the world economy, and how hundreds of other cities are faring in this brave new urban world. Thus can the lik
• Titolo autorizzato: Global urban analysis
• ISBN: 1-280-87361-2; 9786613714923; 1-136-53929-8; 1-136-53928-X; 1-84977-541-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458866103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II