![]() Drew attention to the global network of cities. But he fails to explain the relationship between these criteria and his global urban hierarchy. of the place and to do so in collaboration with one or two other students in the class which often leads to different emphases on what to highlight. This requires some attention to the history, culture, built and natural environments, institutions, heritage, governance, economy etc. Friedmann's world city hierarchy: rank- ordering based on nature of integration with he world economy. to that city (or cities) and what to expect to find when there. Interest: nature of connection between the cities in the economy. Somewhat different focus though: "The resulting linkages make it possible to arrange world cities into a complex spatial hierarchy." His list of selection criteria for world cities includes: a major financial center, headquarters for multinational firms, international institutions, business services, an important manufacturing center, a major transportation node and population size. consequences of traffic congestion in cities include. In line with Sassen's argument" "Key cities throughout the world are used by global capital as 'basing points' in the spatial organization and articulation of production and markets. comprehensively planned to be as self-contained as possible. Things are more spread out in today's global economy but there are key nodal points (global cities). A result of globalizations simultaneous dispersal and centralization of economic activities. First Online: 23 February 2023 84 Accesses Abstract The chapter deals with the issue of globalization of cities and a distinction between them within a grid of emerging and developed countries and their subdivision into income levels. These activities are being centralized in global cities. Global cities as command centers in the globalized economy (key point). Clustering of corporate headquarters and advanced business services. Decrease in locations where the central management functions happen. Centralization: leads to a demand for expanded central control. ![]() there is a global economy that is very different than what it used to be. Dispersal and at the same time there is centralization. She says that there are opposing geographical trends. Cities play an increasingly important role in a globalized economy. Urbanization/globalization as interconnected processes. role of cities in the globalized economy. ![]() London, Tokyo, and New York as the big three global cities. A result of globalization's simultaneous dispersal and centralization of economic activities. Global cities as command centers in the globalized economy (key point).
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