Cities around the world are experiencing profound economic and
social change as they seek to compete in a globalizing world.
"Global Metropolitan" seeks to explain such changes. It explores
how the discourse of globalizing has become a major narrative in
the restructuring of cities around the world. It illustrates how a
similar range of globalizing practices including the hosting of
mega-events, the siting of urban spectaculars, the rewriting of the
city, and its representation to a world of global flows, are
important processes structuring urban socio-spatial transformation
in the contemporary world.
Moving beyond the debate surrounding the measurement of world
cities, John Rennie Short suggests a new paradigm for urban
studies; globalizing cities where the emphasis is on how cities are
embarked on a global project to maintain economic competitiveness
and cultural relevance. The book sets a new agenda for both
globalization and urban studies.
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