'Global cities' presentation slideshows

Global Cities: An Introduction

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London New York Paris Tokyo Chicago Frankfurt Hong Kong Los Angeles Milan Singapore San Francisco

London New York Paris Tokyo Chicago Frankfurt Hong Kong Los Angeles Milan Singapore San Francisco Sydney Toronto Zurich. Brussels Madrid Mexico City Sao Paolo Amsterdam Moscow Seoul Boston Caracas Jakarta Taipei Atlanta Istanbul Kuala Lumpur Manila.

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Chapter 12

Chapter 12. Service and Settlements. Service/Settlement Introduction. Call centers are some of the fastest growing services in global economy. MDC tertiary sector- service any activity that fulfills a human want or need and returns $ to those who provide it

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Negotiating a new social contract in the urban archipelago

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Faces: Familiar and Fresh

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AP Human Geography

AP Human Geography. Central Place Theory. Central Place Theory. Based on the work of Walter Christaller, a German geographer In 1933, Christaller wrote his doctoral dissertation in geography entitled, The Central Places of Southern Germany. In it, he proposed CPT.

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Chapter 10 Cities and Urban Economies

Chapter 10 Cities and Urban Economies. Relation between urban growth and capitalist development Central place theory Economic base model Housing markets in urban areas Gentrification processes & poverty The development of global cities. Town Plan in Old Savannah. Savannah was the

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Six Discourses on the Postmetropolis by Edward W. Soja

Six Discourses on the Postmetropolis by Edward W. Soja. Helen Ho Nov. 2013. Urban Region of Los Angeles. http://www.americanhomeshow.net/losangeles/images/losangeles.pic.9.jpg. Urban Region of Los Angeles. Orange County Postmodern fiscal crisis of Orange County in 1994. Postmetropolis.

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Family Changes and Income Inequality under Globalization: The Case of Hong Kong

Family Changes and Income Inequality under Globalization: The Case of Hong Kong. Stephen WK Chiu Department of Sociology The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Photo: Alex Chung. The Problem. Increased by 10.3%. The Problem.

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Globalization

Globalization. Globalization and the Geography of Networks. Definition. A set of processes that: increase interactions deepen relationships heighten interdependence without regard to country borders. Does NOT include the free movement of people.

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A world of cities

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Core & Periphery Relations

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Deidre Lal Schmidt Housing and Urbanization in Global Cities February 13, 2013

Working with Informality; Community-Led Documentation. Deidre Lal Schmidt Housing and Urbanization in Global Cities February 13, 2013. Community-Led Documentation TYPES Settlement profiles Settlement generally, not household-level Tenure, Qualities of housing

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Local-Regional-Global Dynamics

Local-Regional-Global Dynamics. Levels of politics Global (the world) Regional International (NAFTA) National (Ottawa) Regional Subnational (Ontario) Local (Toronto). Location of power Globalization undermines state sovereignty

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Globalization or denationalization? Economy and polity in a global digital age.

Globalization or denationalization? Economy and polity in a global digital age. Distinguishing and locating the key dynamics that constitute globalization Presentation by Professor Saskia Sassen at the Workshop on the Sociology and Cultures of Globalization,

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Where in the world am I?

Landscapes have become homogenized (uniform in activities, structure, styles of construction and architecture) . Where in the world am I? . To consider . More rural landscapes are homogenized due to agro industrialisation Major tourist destinations are increasingly alike

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Where in the world am I?

Landscapes have become homogenized (uniform in activities, structure, styles of construction and architecture) . Where in the world am I? . To consider . More rural landscapes are homogenized due to agro industrialisation Major tourist destinations are increasingly alike

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The Global Cities Index (GCI) measures 60 major cities across five dimensions

The Global Cities Index (GCI) measures 60 major cities across five dimensions. Business Attracts a variety of global business activities. Human Capital Fosters and acts as a magnet for global talent. Human Capital. Business. Global City. Cultural Experience

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