Global Metropolitan : Globalizing Cities in a Capitalist World /
Short, John Rennie
Global Metropolitan : Globalizing Cities in a Capitalist World / by John Rennie Short - London: Routledge/ Taylor & Francis, 2004. - viii, 146 p.
This book explains the economic and social changes cities experience as they compete in a global world and explores how the discourse of globalizing has become a major narrative in the restructuring of cities around the world.
1. Introduction-- 2. Globalization and The City --3. From World City to Globalizing City-- 4. Globalizing Cities --5. Black Holes and Loose Connections in a Global Urban Hierarchy-- 6. Tensions in The Global City --7. The Modalities of The Global City --8. Going for Gold: The Summer Olympics and The Global City-- 9. The Super-Rich and The Global City--10. The Global, The City and The Body References
9780415305426
Metropolitan areas
City planning. Globalization -- Social aspects.
Globalization -- Economic aspects
City and town life
307.76 / SHO-G
Global Metropolitan : Globalizing Cities in a Capitalist World / by John Rennie Short - London: Routledge/ Taylor & Francis, 2004. - viii, 146 p.
This book explains the economic and social changes cities experience as they compete in a global world and explores how the discourse of globalizing has become a major narrative in the restructuring of cities around the world.
1. Introduction-- 2. Globalization and The City --3. From World City to Globalizing City-- 4. Globalizing Cities --5. Black Holes and Loose Connections in a Global Urban Hierarchy-- 6. Tensions in The Global City --7. The Modalities of The Global City --8. Going for Gold: The Summer Olympics and The Global City-- 9. The Super-Rich and The Global City--10. The Global, The City and The Body References
9780415305426
Metropolitan areas
City planning. Globalization -- Social aspects.
Globalization -- Economic aspects
City and town life
307.76 / SHO-G