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'This is a truly refreshing take on the phenomenon of global
cities. For far too long we've been seduced by the flows and
networks that reproduce global cities without considering the
actors, individuals, organisations, institutions, that make and
shape the global-local dynamics of such spaces in global society.
Throughout this collection of essays, there is a rich empirical
narrative which reminds scholars of global city and urban studies
that without the agency of actors, whether that be economic,
political, cultural or social, any notion of flow and networks
would simply wither on the vine. In short, this is a new benchmark
on the geography of the global city in contemporary globalisation.'
-Jonathan V. Beaverstock, University of Bristol, UK Global City
Makers provides an in-depth account of the role of powerful
economic actors in making and un-making global cities. Engaging
critically and constructively with global urban studies from a
relational economic geography perspective, the book outlines a
renewed agenda for global cities research. This book conceptualizes
global cities as places from where the world economy is managed and
controlled, and discusses the significance of economic actors and
their practices in the formation of the world city network.
Focusing on financial services, management consultancy, real
estate, commodity trading and maritime industries, the detailed
case studies are located across the globe to incorporate major
global cities such as London, New York and Tokyo as well as
globalizing cities including Mexico City, Hamburg and Mumbai. This
ground-breaking book will appeal to a broad audience including
scholars in urban studies, economic geography and international
management as well as urban policy-makers and practitioners in
globalizing firms. Contributors include: D. Bassens, N. Beerepoot,
S. Hall, M. Hesse, M. Hoyler, W. Jacobs, J. Kleibert, B. Lambregts,
C. Lizieri, D. Mekic, C. Parnreiter, S. Sassen, D. Scofield, M. van
Meeteren, A. Watson, S. Yamamura
Megaregions presents an excellent collection of spatial-imaginary
cameos drawn from the US and beyond, together with theoretically
searching and provocative commentary from its editors. [The book]
provides a series of thought-provoking and question-prompting
interjections to inspire and prompt new research agendas.' - Kathy
Pain, Geographical Review 'This splendid collection both defines
and dissects trajectories of a research agenda on one of the chief,
yet contested, discursive scalar fixes on our planet in an age of
complete urbanization: the megaregion.' - Roger Keil, York
University, Toronto, Canada Are megaregions a meaningful new
spatial framework for the analysis of cities in globalization?
Drawing together a range of innovative contributions and case
studies from around the world, this book interrogates the many
claims and counter-claims made about megaregions and critically
assesses their position within global urban studies. Connecting
research on megaregions to broader theoretical debates about
globalized urbanization, the book examines the latest
conceptualizations of trans-metropolitan landscapes. It
investigates the opportunities and challenges posed by planning and
governing at the megaregional scale and moves the debate forward to
address questions of 'how', 'why' and 'by whom' megaregional spaces
are being constructed. This far-reaching book will be of
considerable interest to a broad audience, appealing to those
engaged in urban and regional studies, geography and planning, and
with direct relevance for policymakers and practitioners working at
international, state and local levels. Contributors: B. Fleming,
M.R. Glass, J. Harrison, M. Hesse, M. Hoyler, A. Schafran, P.
Schmitt, L. Smas, D. Wachsmuth, S.M. Wheeler, X. Zhang
This Handbook offers an unrivaled overview of current research into
how globalization is affecting the external relations and internal
structures of major cities in the world. By treating cities at a
global scale, it focuses on the 'stretching' of urban functions
beyond specific place locations, without losing sight of the
multiple divisions in contemporary world cities. The book firmly
bases city networks in their historical context, critically
discusses contemporary concepts and key empirical measures, and
analyzes major issues relating to world city infrastructures,
economies, governance and divisions. The variety of urban outcomes
in contemporary globalization is explored through detailed case
studies. Edited by leading scholars of the Globalization and World
Cities (GaWC) Research Network and written by over 60 experts in
the field, the Handbook is a unique resource for students,
researchers and academics in urban and globalization studies as
well as for city professionals in planning and policy.
Contributors: M. Acuto, A.S. Alderson, H. Ali, D. Bassens, H.
Bathelt, J.V. Beaverstock, J. Beckfield, A. Boulton, S.D. Brunn,
L.C.S. Budd, T. Bunnell, K. Datta, B. Derudder, A. De Vos, L.
Devriendt, E. Engelen, Y. Evans, J. Faulconbridge, R. Grant, T.H.
Grubesic, C. Grundy-Warr, S. Hall, C. Hamnett, J. Harrison, J.
Herbert, M. Hoyler, P. Hubbard, R. Keil, A.D. King, R. Kloosterman,
P. Knox, E. Korcelli-Olejniczak, K.P.Y. Lai, B. Lambregts, R.E.
Lang, L. Lees, C. Lizieri, E.J. Malecki, T.C. Matisziw, J. May, C.
McIlwaine, D. Murakami Wood, C. Nagel, P. Newman, C. Nicholas, J.
Nijman, S. Oosterlynck, K. Pain, C. Parnreiter, A.C. Pratt, J.
Rennie Short, J.D. Sidaway, D. Smith, R.G. Smith, M. Sparke, P.J.
Taylor, A. Thornley, B. van der Knaap, H. van der Wusten, R. Wall,
A. Watson, J. Wills, F. Witlox
Megaregions presents an excellent collection of spatial-imaginary
cameos drawn from the US and beyond, together with theoretically
searching and provocative commentary from its editors. [The book]
provides a series of thought-provoking and question-prompting
interjections to inspire and prompt new research agendas.' - Kathy
Pain, Geographical Review 'This splendid collection both defines
and dissects trajectories of a research agenda on one of the chief,
yet contested, discursive scalar fixes on our planet in an age of
complete urbanization: the megaregion.' - Roger Keil, York
University, Toronto, Canada Are megaregions a meaningful new
spatial framework for the analysis of cities in globalization?
Drawing together a range of innovative contributions and case
studies from around the world, this book interrogates the many
claims and counter-claims made about megaregions and critically
assesses their position within global urban studies. Connecting
research on megaregions to broader theoretical debates about
globalized urbanization, the book examines the latest
conceptualizations of trans-metropolitan landscapes. It
investigates the opportunities and challenges posed by planning and
governing at the megaregional scale and moves the debate forward to
address questions of 'how', 'why' and 'by whom' megaregional spaces
are being constructed. This far-reaching book will be of
considerable interest to a broad audience, appealing to those
engaged in urban and regional studies, geography and planning, and
with direct relevance for policymakers and practitioners working at
international, state and local levels. Contributors: B. Fleming,
M.R. Glass, J. Harrison, M. Hesse, M. Hoyler, A. Schafran, P.
Schmitt, L. Smas, D. Wachsmuth, S.M. Wheeler, X. Zhang
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 likes of London, New York and Hong Kong be tracked as
well as Manchester, Cleveland and Guangzhou, and even Plymouth,
Chattanooga and Xi'an. Cities are assessed and ranked in terms of
their importance for various functions such as for financial
services, legal services and advertising, plus novel findings are
reported for the geographical orientations of their connections.
This is truly a comprehensive survey of cities in globalization
covering global, world-regional, and national scales of analysis: -
4 key chapters outline the global structure of the world economy
featuring the leading cities; - 9 regional chapters covering the
whole world also feature the level of services provided by 'medium'
cities; - 22 chapters on selected countries and sub-regions
indicate global-ness and local-ness and feature an even wider range
of cities. Written in an easy to understand style, this book is a
must read for anybody interested in their own city in the world and
how it relates to other cities.
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 likes of London, New York and Hong Kong be tracked as
well as Manchester, Cleveland and Guangzhou, and even Plymouth,
Chattanooga and Xi'an. Cities are assessed and ranked in terms of
their importance for various functions such as for financial
services, legal services and advertising, plus novel findings are
reported for the geographical orientations of their connections.
This is truly a comprehensive survey of cities in globalization
covering global, world-regional, and national scales of analysis: -
4 key chapters outline the global structure of the world economy
featuring the leading cities; - 9 regional chapters covering the
whole world also feature the level of services provided by 'medium'
cities; - 22 chapters on selected countries and sub-regions
indicate global-ness and local-ness and feature an even wider range
of cities. Written in an easy to understand style, this book is a
must read for anybody interested in their own city in the world and
how it relates to other cities.
Whether you are an urban geographer, an urban sociologist or an
urban political scientist, and whether you take a qualitative,
quantitative or mixed methods approach, the challenge that
confronts researchers of our increasingly "globalized" urban
studies remains fundamentally the same-how to make sense of urban
complexity. This book confronts this challenge by exploring the
various methodological approaches for doing global urban research,
including Comparative Urbanism, Social Network Analysis, and Data
Visualization. With contributions from leading scholars across the
world, Doing Global Urban Research offers a key forum to discuss
how the practice of research can deepen our knowledge of globalized
urbanization.
This Handbook offers an unrivaled overview of current research into
how globalization is affecting the external relations and internal
structures of major cities in the world. By treating cities at a
global scale, it focuses on the 'stretching' of urban functions
beyond specific place locations, without losing sight of the
multiple divisions in contemporary world cities. The book firmly
bases city networks in their historical context, critically
discusses contemporary concepts and key empirical measures, and
analyzes major issues relating to world city infrastructures,
economies, governance and divisions. The variety of urban outcomes
in contemporary globalization is explored through detailed case
studies. Edited by leading scholars of the Globalization and World
Cities (GaWC) Research Network and written by over 60 experts in
the field, the Handbook is a unique resource for students,
researchers and academics in urban and globalization studies as
well as for city professionals in planning and policy.
Contributors: M. Acuto, A.S. Alderson, H. Ali, D. Bassens, H.
Bathelt, J.V. Beaverstock, J. Beckfield, A. Boulton, S.D. Brunn,
L.C.S. Budd, T. Bunnell, K. Datta, B. Derudder, A. De Vos, L.
Devriendt, E. Engelen, Y. Evans, J. Faulconbridge, R. Grant, T.H.
Grubesic, C. Grundy-Warr, S. Hall, C. Hamnett, J. Harrison, J.
Herbert, M. Hoyler, P. Hubbard, R. Keil, A.D. King, R. Kloosterman,
P. Knox, E. Korcelli-Olejniczak, K.P.Y. Lai, B. Lambregts, R.E.
Lang, L. Lees, C. Lizieri, E.J. Malecki, T.C. Matisziw, J. May, C.
McIlwaine, D. Murakami Wood, C. Nagel, P. Newman, C. Nicholas, J.
Nijman, S. Oosterlynck, K. Pain, C. Parnreiter, A.C. Pratt, J.
Rennie Short, J.D. Sidaway, D. Smith, R.G. Smith, M. Sparke, P.J.
Taylor, A. Thornley, B. van der Knaap, H. van der Wusten, R. Wall,
A. Watson, J. Wills, F. Witlox
Whether you are an urban geographer, an urban sociologist or an
urban political scientist, and whether you take a qualitative,
quantitative or mixed methods approach, the challenge that
confronts researchers of our increasingly "globalized" urban
studies remains fundamentally the same-how to make sense of urban
complexity. This book confronts this challenge by exploring the
various methodological approaches for doing global urban research,
including Comparative Urbanism, Social Network Analysis, and Data
Visualization. With contributions from leading scholars across the
world, Doing Global Urban Research offers a key forum to discuss
how the practice of research can deepen our knowledge of globalized
urbanization.
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Global Cities (Hardcover, New)
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A striking consequence of contemporary globalization has been an
increase in the importance and prestige of cities. Whereas only a
generation or so ago cities were commonly viewed as 'problems', the
sites of society's ills, today they are more readily seen as
'solutions', places where twenty-first century dilemmas can most
successfully be resolved. Hence, argue the editors of this new
four-volume collection from Routledge, while globalization is
generally viewed as eroding the influence of states, cities have
come to the fore as the new spatial frame of the future. The old
modern international organization of states as a worldwide mosaic
of borders is being challenged by transnational spaces of flows
organized through city nodes in global networks. As serious work on
and around the subject flourishes as never before, Global Cities
answers the need for an authoritative reference work to map and
make sense of a vast body of literature and a continuing explosion
in research output. Edited by a team of leading scholars, the
collection brings together in four volumes the very best
foundational and cutting-edge contributions. The set is fully
indexed and each component volume has a comprehensive introduction,
newly written by the editors, which places the gathered material in
its historical and intellectual context. Global Cities is an
essential resource and is destined to be valued by scholars and
students as a vital one-stop research tool.
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